On her agenda – Women in East Jerusalem

On her agenda

Women in East Jerusalem

Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research is the leading data source for East Jerusalem research. We would like to give a place of prominence to the voices coming from the ground, and invite you to a panel discussion and meeting with women leaders from East Jerusalem and civil society organizations.

The meeting will open with a talk by Netta Haddad, researcher at the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, who will present data on young women in East Jerusalem.

The talk will be followed by a panel of East Jerusalem women who are leaders in their fields, who will present their current activity and talk about their career path and the challenges they faced along the way. The panel participants will include –

Riman Barakat – Head of the East Jerusalem/Palestinian community department at the FeelBeit Center. Until recently she managed a self-guided tour business – Experience Palestine. רימאן served in the past as a managing partner of the Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI). She holds a master’s degree in Middle Eastern studies and international relations. 

Zahieh Abu Ghannam – Vice President and CFO of 0202. Previously she was a teaching assistant in Arabic language at the Shalem College. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a bachelor’s degree in Arabic language and literature and education. She also holds a teaching certificate.

Bayan Rajaby– Head of the Arabic department in the Lada’at – Choose Well association, advancing women’s rights and gender equity through a guidance center, workshops, raising awareness and actions toward policy change. A third-year social work student at the Hebrew University.

After the panel, we will call upon central civil social organizations operating in East Jerusalem to share their insights. In this part of the program, we will focus on the ‘soft’ areas, which tend to be neglected under the weightier core issues. Topics include – the interface between the eastern and western parts of Jerusalem, the challenges surrounding the Arabic language, the impact of security-related tension, health-related issues in the eastern part of the city, the sense of security in the public space, challenges of motherhood, and more. Participating organizations include: the Maan workers association, Lissan, WIZO, the Shuafat center for youth and young adults, and others.