Maha Nazih Al-Hussaini is a

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activist, director of strategies at the

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, and a member of the Marie Colvin Network of Women Journalists. She is an award-winning journalist and human rights activist based in Gaza. She started her journalism career by covering

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’s military campaign on the

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in July 2014.

Educational and career life

* In 2013, Al-Hussaini obtained her Bachelor’s degree in

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and French Literature from

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in Gaza, and later graduated with a Master’s degree in

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from Al-Azhar University (2018). * Al-Hussaini writes for several international newspapers, most notably "

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", "The New Humanitarian" and "Rory Peck". * Prior to her work in the field of human rights, Maha Hussaini worked as a

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in conflict zones where she wrote about human rights violations in

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. * Until 2019, Al-Hussaini held the position of executive director of the Euro-Mediterranean Monitor's Regional Office in the Palestinian Territories. * 2019 - 2021, Al-Hussaini held the position of executive director of Impact International for International Policies, based in

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. * 2021, Al-Hussaini returned to work at the

, and at that time she held the position of strategic director of the organization. * In addition to her work in human rights organizations, Al-Hussaini works as a freelance journalist for the newspaper "Middle East Eye" and "The New Humanitarian" where she covers news of the conflict and its impact on the population of the

. By virtue of her human rights work, she is active in organizing Euro-Mediterranean participation in the Human Rights Council, and delivering oral statements on the human rights situation in the United Nations Human Rights Council. * In addition, Al-Hussaini appears regularly on satellite channels, media channels, and news newspapers with which she is interviewed about the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories, including

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, Al-Arabi TV,

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, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, and Kufia TV.

International award

In 2020, Al-Hussaini won the Martin Adler Prize for her work as a freelance journalist.

Published works

Hussaini has published several reports and articles, most notably: *

- "The girl who showed the world the suffering of Gaza's children" *The New Humanitarian - "One year on from Israel’s bombardment, Gazans still await help to rebuild" *

- "Disabled or dead... some victims of Israeli raids on Gaza will not return to school" *Impact International - "Beirut explosion: the path to disaster"

References

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