Susan Abulhawa
Susan Abulhawa was born to refugees of the Six Day War of 1967, when her family was disassembled and their land seized. She lived in several places in the Middle East before coming to USA from Jerusalem as a young teen. She completed graduate studies at the University of South Carolina in biomedical science and established a successful career in medical science.

Frustrated by biased news coverage of the plight of Palestinians, Susan began to write op-eds for newspapers in the U.S. Her essays have appeared in major print media, such as the New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Philadelphia Inquirer, and more.

In April 2002, she traveled to the West Bank when reports began to surface that a massacre was taking place in the refugee camp of Jenin. She bore witness to the inhumanity that took place there and left with a determination to tell the story of Jenin’s brave people.

When Susan returned from that visit, she conceived the idea of creating her own foundation to build playgrounds for children living in the occupied territories. In July 2001, she formed Playgrounds for Palestine, Inc., which has, to date, built playgrounds in Bethlehem, Nablus, Rafah, Khan Younis, and Hebron.

Susan is a contributing author to two anthologies, Shattered Illusions (Amal Press 2002) and Searching Jenin (Cune Press 2003).

Write to Susan Abulhawa at: susie@scarofdavid.com

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