Tom Sperlinger is Reader in English Literature and Community Engagement at the University of Bristol, where he teaches principally in adult education. In 2013, he was a Visiting Professor at Al-Quds University. He has written for The Guardian, the...
Toufic Haddad holds a PhD from SOAS, University of London. He is co-author of Between the Lines: Israel, the Palestinians and the US War on Terror (2007) and previously worked for different UN bodies in Jerusalem.
"I was born in January 1935 in Jerusalem, Palestine where I grew up and had my education up to Secondary Level. and graduated with 8 GEC subjects.At age 12 we became refugees after our home came under very heavy gunfire from the nearby Mia Sherem...
Vered Maimon is a Senior Lecturer in the Art History Department at Tel Aviv University. She writes for October, Oxford Art Journal, History of Photography, Art History, Third Text and TDR. Most recently, she is the author of Singular Images,...
Victoria Biggs is Max Batley Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Peace Studies at the University of Sheffield. She has a PhD in Humanitarian and Conflict Response and an MA in Jewish Studies both from the University of Manchester. She has published in...
Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, journalist and commentator. He is the George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies at Trinity College. He writes regularly for Frontline, The Hindu, al-Araby...
Wafa Ghnaim is an American-born Palestinian businesswoman, writer, and artist. Wafa began learning Palestinian embroidery from her mother when she was two years old. Throughout her life, she traveled alongside her mother for exhibits, lectures and...
Wafa Shami was born and raised in Ramallah, Palestine. She moved to the US to pursue higher education and graduated with a Master’s degree in International Studies. Since moving to the US, Wafa has maintained her engagement in Middle Eastern...
Widad Kamel Kawar is an internationally renowned collector of Palestinian and Arab dress and material culture, author of several publications, and founder of the Tiraz museum in Amman, Jordan.
