Faces of Jenin
9 people on Faces of Palestine were born in Jenin and its towns and villages.
A town at the northern edge of the West Bank, looking out over the plain of Marj Ibn Amer.
Known for
- Its refugee camp
- The Freedom Theatre
- The farmland of the Jenin plain
Jenin in pictures
Towns and villages of Jenin
Born in Jenin and around it
9 faces
Medicineb. 1944Dr. Khalil Suleiman
Devoted Physician, Martyred in an Israeli invasion.
Jenin Camp, Palestine
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Palestinian Americansb. 1926Issam El Nimr
Pioneering Space Scientist
Jenin, Palestine
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Artsb. 1976Khaled Jarrar
Bold artistic resistance to occupation
Jenin, Occupied Palestinian Territories
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YouthLayali Al-Khatib
Innovator in AI Childcare Technology
Jenin, West Bank, Palestine
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Entrepreneurshipb. 1964Nasser Abufarha
Pioneering Fair Trade in Palestine
Jalamah, Palestine
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Guardians of Faithb. 1958Raed Salah
Advocate for Al-Aqsa Mosque
Umm al-Fahm, Palestine
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Artsb. 1977Raeda Saadeh
Art as resistance to occupation
Umm al-Fahm, Palestine
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Cinemab. 1976Tawfik Abu Wael
Visionary Palestinian filmmaker
Um El-Fahim, Palestine
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Resistanceb. 1976Zakaria Zubeidi
Influential resistance leader, prison escapee, and cultural resistance promoter.
Jenin refugee camp, Palestine
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