Yousef Munayyer

Yousef Munayyer (Arabic: يوسف منيّر‎) is a Palestinian-American writer and political analyst based in Washington, D.C., United States. He is the Executive Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights. Previously he directed The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development and its educational program, the Palestine Center[1] and was also a policy analyst with the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.[2]

Yousef Munayyer
Yousef Munayyer, 2015
EducationPh. D. in Government and Politics
OccupationPolitical analyst and scholar, writer, commentator

Early life and education

Munayyer was born in Israel,[3] and spent the majority of his early life in New Jersey.[4] Munayyer holds a Ph.D in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland. He also holds a BA in Political Science and History from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a 5 College Degree in International Relations from Mount Holyoke College.[5] His academic research interests include political repression and the intersection of foreign policy and civil liberties.

Career

Munayyer has been a leading advocate for Palestinian rights and is widely published on issues relating to Palestine, Israel, the broader Middle East as well as the civil liberties of Arab and Muslim Americans. His writings have appeared in every major metropolitan newspaper in the United States and he has appeared on numerous national and international television and radio programs to discuss the Middle East and Palestine. He has spoken on a number of policy panels and is often invited to speak on the Middle East and Israel/Palestine at Universities and Colleges.[6][7]

In 2015, he appeared on a list of the "100 Most Powerful Arabs Under 40" at number 16.[8]

He is fluent in Arabic and English.

Personal life

He is married to a Palestinian from Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. They met in Massachusetts when they attended neighbouring colleges. They both live just outside Washington.[9]

References
  1. "Yousef Munayyer Named Palestine Center Executive Director - The Jerusalem Fund". The Jerusalem Fund. 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  2. "ADC American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee". www.adc.org. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  5. "Mt. Holyoke College Degree Listings".
  6. "Arab-American Activism: Panel Examines U.S. Mideast Policy". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs | Telling the truth for more than 35 years. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  7. FLETCHER, AMY. "Forum to focus on Middle East | Juneau Empire - Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper". juneauempire.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  8. "arab.power100.2015-16.Yousef Munayyer". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  9. Munayyer, Yousef (2012-05-23). "Opinion | Not All Israeli Citizens Are Equal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
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