Muna Al-Kurd
Palestinian activist and organizer from Sheikh Jarrah
- Born
- 26 January 1998
- Born in
- Jerusalem, Palestine
Why Muna is here
El-Kurd helped make the threatened displacement of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah visible to a global audience through sustained grassroots and social-media organizing.
Their story
Muna El-Kurd is a Palestinian activist from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem. She has spoken publicly about her family's experience of settlers taking part of their home and helped organize the Save Sheikh Jarrah campaign. Together with her twin brother Mohammed, she became an internationally recognized voice against forced displacement.
Milestones
The moments that shaped Muna’s path.
2009
Her family lost part of its Sheikh Jarrah home to settlers.
2021
Helped launch the Save Sheikh Jarrah campaign as threatened expulsions drew global attention.
2021
Was detained and questioned with her brother before both were released.
2021
Was named to the TIME 100 with Mohammed El-Kurd.
Legacy
What they built, changed and left behind.
Documented and communicated the lived impact of forced displacement in Sheikh Jarrah.
Helped turn a neighborhood campaign into a global movement of solidarity.
Advocated for popular, nonviolent resistance and the right of Palestinian families to remain in their homes.
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Further reading
- aljazeera.comSheikh Jarrah residents speak out on forced expulsionsaljazeera.com/news/2021/5/11/sheikh-jarrah-residents-speak-out-on-israels-forced-expulsions
- aljazeera.comSheikh Jarrah's El-Kurd twins make TIME 100 listaljazeera.com/news/2021/9/15/sheikh-jarrah-el-kurd-twins-on-time-100-most-influential-list
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