Raja Shehadeh: Re-imagining the Great Rift Valley
Raja Shehadeh is by profession a lawyer who founded Al Haq (Law in the Service of Man), a non-partisan, West Bank affiliate of the International Commission of Jurists, monitors and documents human rights violations by all parties to the Israeli Palestinian conflict, issuing reports on its findings and producing detailed legal studies.
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ABOUT Raja Shehadeh
“Raja Shehadeh studied law in London. His grandfather, Saleem, was a judge in the courts of the British Mandate of Palestine. His father, Aziz, also a lawyer, was one of the first Palestinians to publicly support a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Shehadeh is from a Palestinian Christian family.
He wrote several books including the memoir, ‘The Third Way: A Journal of Life in the West Bank and Occupiers’ Law. ‘Strangers in the House’ was described by The Economist as “distinctive and truly impressive”.
In 2008 he was awarded the prestigious Orwell Prize for his acclaimed book ‘Palestinian Walks’. The book describes over two decades of turmoil and change in the Middle East, steered via the history-soaked landscape of Palestine. His latest book is “A Rift in Time, Travels with my Ottoman Uncle”.
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