ABOUT AL-SHABAKA: THE PALESTINIAN POLICY NETWORK Meet Our Team
Shaping a world where Palestinian voices lead the way to liberation
We convene a global network of Palestinian policy experts, collectively challenging prevailing structures of oppression through critical policy analysis. We believe in the power of courage and action, uniting a passionate and diverse community of progressive minds to imagine and build a liberated future together.
Staff
Megan Driscoll is Al-Shabaka's co-director, where she has served in various capacities since 2015. Prior...
Mohammed Hamarsha is Al-Shabaka’s Communications Specialist. He is a journalist with extensive experience working for...
Yara Hawari is Al-Shabaka's co-director. She previously served as the Palestine policy fellow and senior...
Hanan Husein is Al-Shabaka’s Member and Communications Coordinator. Hanan holds a Bachelor’s degree in English...
Tariq Kenney-Shawa is Al-Shabaka's US Policy Fellow and co-host of Al-Shabaka's Policy Lab series. He...
Fathi Nimer is Al-Shabaka's Palestine policy fellow. He previously worked as a research associate with...
Sainatee Suarez is Al Shabaka’s Finance and Administration Officer. They have undergraduate degrees in music...
Laura Thomas is Al-Shabaka’s Development Manager. She is a development professional with a decade of...
Program Advisors
Alaa Tartir is Al-Shabaka's program and policy advisor. He is a senior researcher and director...
Board
Refqa Abu-Remaileh is professor of Modern Arabic Literature and Film at the Freie Universität Berlin’s...
Tareq Baconi serves as the president of the board of Al-Shabaka. He was Al-Shabaka's US...
Diana Buttu is a lawyer who previously served as a legal advisor to the Palestinian...
Al-Shabaka Policy Member Zaha Hassan is a human rights lawyer and visiting fellow at the...
Honorary Board President
Nadia Hijab is co-founder and honorary president of Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network. She served...
Editorial Committee
Asmaa Abu Mezied is an economic development and social inclusion specialist working with Oxfam to...
Amal Ahmad is a Palestinian economic researcher. Amal interned at the Palestine Economic Policy Research...
Nur Arafeh is a Fellow at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, in...
Tareq Baconi serves as the president of the board of Al-Shabaka. He was Al-Shabaka's US...
Nadim Bawalsa is Associate Editor with the Journal of Palestine Studies. From 2020-2023, Nadim served...
Dr. Muna Dajani holds a PhD from the Department of Geography and Environment at the...
Tariq Dana is Assistant Professor of Conflict and Humanitarian Studies at the Doha Institute for...
Marwa is a Palestinian writer, researcher and policy analyst based in Berlin. She leads Access...
Al-Shabaka Member Amjad Iraqi is an editor and writer at +972 Magazine, based in Haifa....
Alaa Tartir is Al-Shabaka's program and policy advisor. He is a senior researcher and director...
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