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Nabila Espanyoli (Hebrew: נבילה אספניולי) (born in 1955) is an educational activist and feminist from the
Palestinians of the 1948s, where she works in several women's associations, and
was a candidate for the Knesset by the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality
party.
her biography
Nabila Espanyoli was born in 1955 in
the city of Nazareth, to a Christian family of ten. After graduating from high
school in Nazareth, she studied social work at the University of Haifa and
Al-Quds University, and studied therapeutic psychology in West Germany.
Returning to the homeland in 1987, she worked in developing early childhood
programs until she established with a group of women the childhood center of
the Nazareth Nursery Foundation. In 1989, she has been working since then as
the director of the Childhood Center.
During these years, she wrote and
published several books related to early childhood, training, education and
educational guidance, and participated in various Arabic publications on the
subject. She also published dozens of articles in Arabic, Hebrew, English and
German related to the political and social reality of Palestinian women.
her feminist activities
Espignoli is an activist in the
women's center "A Woman for a Woman", a Jewish-Arab center.
In 2010, she established the “Atida”project at the Childhood Center with several institutions to integrate Arab
women into the labor market and improve their conditions.
In 2011, Espagnoli was selected
among the 100 inspiring figures on International Women's Day, and received an
international award.
General activities
Espignoli held several positions,
one of which was a member of the Board of Directors of the New Israel Fund, and
she was appointed Chair of the Human Rights Committee in the Board of Directors
of Shatil. She is also active in the Front party.
Espignoli is one of the founders of
the Mossawa Center for Arab Citizens' Rights in Israel, and previously served as
the center's president. She worked on civil rights for the Arab minority in
Israel and for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Achievements and Awards
awards
She received the Peace Prize from
Aachen, Germany, in 2006. That year, she was among the 1,000 women nominated
for the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2011, she was chosen by Women
Deliver among one hundred women who are inspiring, influencing and helping
children and women.
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