Interview with Racha Salah
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Material Information

Title:
Interview with Racha Salah
Series Title:
Middle East Women's Activism
Alternate Title:
مقابلة مع رشا صلاح
Creator:
Salah, Racha, 1973- ( Interviewee )
صلاح, رشا ، ‎1973- ( contributor )
Pratt, Nicola Christine ( contributor )
Place of Publication:
Beirut, Lebanon
Publication Date:
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Lebanese Civil War (Lebanon : 1975-1990) ( LCSH )
Palestinian refugee camps ( UW-MEWA )
Refugee camps ( LCSH )
Lebanon -- Politics, Practical ( LCSH )
United Nations ( LCSH )
NGOs ( UW-MEWA )
Non-governmental organizations ( LCSH )
منظمة غير حكومية ( UW-MEWA )
حزب الله (لبنان) ( UW-MEWA )
Palestine Liberation Organization ( UW-MEWA )
Munaẓẓamat al-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīnīyah ( LCSH )
منطمة التحرير الفلسطينية‏ ( UW-MEWA )
Palestinian National Authority ( LCSH )
Sectarianism ( UW-MEWA )
Terrorism ( LCSH )
Youth ( LCSH )
Culture ( LCSH )
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Lebanon -- Beirut Governate -- Beirut
Coordinates:
33.886944 x 35.513056

Notes

Abstract:
Racha Salah (daugher of Samira Salah) was born in 1973 in the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon. Both of her parents worked and were involved with the PFLP. Racha received a scholarship to study cultural management in France and also completed her Master's Degree in Anthropology there. After completing her studies, she moved back to Lebanon and did an internship with UNRWA, teaching French in schools, and worked on a project with the UNDP and the Ministry of Displaced Persons in Lebanon, working specifically with youth. Then, she moved to working in the NGO sector, and now currently works with the Arab Foundation for Arts and Culture. She co-founded an initiative called the Social and Communication Centre, or Ajyal, working to raise awareness about the politics and history of the Palestinian issue amongst young Palestinians living in the refugee camps. Ajyal has organized summer camps for Palestinian youth and meetings between Palestinians and Lebanese citizens in order to create healthier dialogue between different sects and groups living in Lebanon. ( en )
General Note:
Funding : Women's Activism in the Arab World (2013-2016). This project, funded by a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship, examines the significance of middle-class women's activism to the geo/politics of Arab countries, from national independence until the Arab uprisings. It was based on over 100 personal narratives of women activists of different generations from Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.
General Note:
Interview conducted on: 30 October 2013
General Note:
Duration: 46 minutes, 6 seconds
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Language of interview: English
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Audio transcription by Captivate Arabia, Amman, Jordan , info@captivatearabia.com.
General Note:
آسيا -- لبنان -- بيروت -- بيروت
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Pratt, Nicola Christine : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/49147457
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Salah, Racha, 1973- : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/22249330

Record Information

Source Institution:
University of Warwick
Rights Management:
© 2013 the Interviewer and Interviewee. All rights reserved. Used here with permission.