Alh'jooj Changes Bedouin Patriarchy from Within

Alh'jooj Changes Bedouin Patriarchy from Within
WAC: Connecticut - World Affairs Council, Connecticut
Amal Elsana Alh'jooj is the director of the Arab-Jewish Center for Equality, Empowerment and Cooperation.Amal was born in Laqiya, an Arab Bedouin village in the northeastern Negev, to a family with 13 children. At the age of 17 she established the first Arab Bedouin women's organization.Amal is one of the key shapers of public opinion in the Arab community regarding the status of the Arab minority and the status of women in Israel - World Affairs Council of Connecticut