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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Born in Ramallah on 6 Feb. 1950; to a Christian family; received her High School Certificate from the Friends Girls’ School, Ramallah, in 1969; then attended Birzeit College, receiving an Associate Degree in Arts in 1971; went to Lebanon and studied Development Psychology and Pre-school Education at Beirut University College, graduating with BA in 1973; returned and worked as a teacher at the Friends Girls’ School from 1973-74; between 1974-75, worked in administration and translation at the Saudi Health Office in London; during 1982-85, completed five intensive courses in counseling conducted by the Palestinian Counseling Center and Lutheran schools; became Student Counselor at the Friends Girls’ School from 1983-88, then the School’s Principal from 1988-93; also served as Vice-Pres. of the YWCA Board of Directors from 1990-93; continued her studies 1991-92 and earned an MA in Education in Counseling Processes from the Harvard Graduate School of Education; was an Advisory Committee member of the Jerusalem YMCA’s Rehabilitation Program for Intifada Affected Youth from 1992-93; served as Board member of the Center for Non-violence and Democracy in Jerusalem from 1992-97; undertook post-graduate work within the PhD program of Human Development and Psychology at the Harvard Graduate School of Education during 1993-94; became Director of the Educational Programs at the YWCA from 1994-95; is a member of the UNICEF Task Force Team on Women and Girls Education since 1994; Co-Director of the Ramallah Friends’ Schools from 1995-96; Dir.-Gen. of the Tamer Institute for Community Education from 1996-99; since 2000, serves as Sec.-Gen. of the YWCA; also serves on the Boards of the Princess Basma Center for Disabled Children in Jerusalem, the Bisan Center for Research and Development in Ramallah, the Guidance Training Center, in Bethlehem and Jerusalem, the Palestinian National Conservatory of Music in Ramallah and the Tamer Institute for Community Education in Ramallah.
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