Rawan was born in East Jerusalem, and was honored in 2009 for being the co-founder of the Interns for Peace program with Adva Kafri. Currently, Rawan is Building Bridges’ Middle East Program Director. Rawan has a diverse and long journey with Building Bridges, starting as a participant in 2000 and taking on different roles as a home group leader, summer intensive staff, program coordinator, and summer intensive director. Rawan decided to be a social worker as a result of her experience in Building Bridges, in 2009 she earned her MSW and worked as a community organizer with Palestinian women in the old city of Jerusalem focusing on empowerment and advocacy. Since then, Rawan has worked with diverse Palestinian groups using a feminist lens to address issues of injustice, conflict, and marginalization, and how it relates to identity.
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sister-hood is a digital magazine, providing Muslim women with a platform to speak for themselves, rather than being spoken to, spoken for, or spoken about.
Palestinian peace maker Rawan Zaitoun
Rawan was born in East Jerusalem, and was honored in 2009 for being the co-founder of the Interns for Peace program with Adva Kafri. Currently, Rawan is Building Bridges’ Middle East Program Director. Rawan has a diverse and long journey with Building Bridges, starting as a participant in 2000 and taking on different roles as a home group leader, summer intensive staff, program coordinator, and summer intensive director. Rawan decided to be a social worker as a result of her experience in Building Bridges, in 2009 she earned her MSW and worked as a community organizer with Palestinian women in the old city of Jerusalem focusing on empowerment and advocacy. Since then, Rawan has worked with diverse Palestinian groups using a feminist lens to address issues of injustice, conflict, and marginalization, and how it relates to identity.
sister-hood staff
sister-hood is a digital magazine, providing Muslim women with a platform to speak for themselves, rather than being spoken to, spoken for, or spoken about.