Khader Abu-Seif ( ar, خضر أبو سيف; he, חאדר אבו סייף; born ) is a Palestinian

copywriter Copywriting is the act or occupation of writing text for the purpose of advertising or other forms of marketing. The product, called copy or sales copy, is written content that aims to increase brand awareness and ultimately persuade a person or ...

known for his LGBT rights activism.

Life

Khader Abu-Seif was born to a Palestinian Muslim family from

Jaffa Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo ( he, יָפוֹ, ) and in Arabic Yafa ( ar, يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is known for its association with the b ...

. His grandparents grew up as Palestinians before the formation of the state of Israel. Abu-Seif was raised in Jaffa and is an

Arab citizen of Israel The Arab citizens of Israel are the largest ethnic minority in the country. They comprise a hybrid community of Israeli citizens with a heritage of Palestinian citizenship, mixed religions (Muslim, Christian or Druze), bilingual in Arabic an ...

. Abu-Seif works as a copywriter and works for Time Out Tel Aviv. In 2015, Abu-Seif was one of three gay Arab activists profiled in the documentary film ''Oriented''. In March 2016, he was featured as "Celebration #109", an exhibit by photographer Xavier Klaine.

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* 1988 births Living people People from Jaffa Palestinian human rights activists Israeli LGBT rights activists Israeli gay writers 21st-century Palestinian writers 21st-century Israeli writers Copywriters Israeli Arab writers Gay Muslims Israeli people of Palestinian descent {{Palestine-writer-stub