Mariam Barghouti
american-Palestinian writer, blogger, researcher, activist, commentator and journalist
Mariam Barghouti (born June 23, 1993) is an American-born Palestinian writer, journalist, blogger, researcher, and commentator. She lives in Ramallah.
Career
She obtained a BA degree in English language and English Literature from Birzeit University with a focus on sociolinguistics. She received an MSc degree in Sociology and Global Change from the University of Edinburgh with a focus on Israeli Ashkenazi–Mizrahi racial hierarchies. She is also known for undertaking monitoring and evaluation missions of humanitarian and development aid in countries such as Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon, along with Palestine, a non-member observer state of the UN, and for various governmental as well as non-governmental organisations.
Her political commentary and research work has notably featured in CNN, Al Jazeera English, The Guardian, BBC, Huffington Post, The New York Times, Middle East Monitor, Newsweek, Mondoweiss, International Business Times and TRT World. She has also contributed to various books and anthologies including I found Myself in Palestine. She has also written profiles on Palestinian figures including Palestinian artist Khaled Hourani and Palestinian official and politician Dr. Hanan Ashrawi.
She has commented on media double standards when reporting on Palestine and has written about Israeli violations against Palestinians and the harsh realities and experiences faced by Palestinians under Israeli control.
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