| | |  |  | - Born 1946 in Ramallah, on West Bank in Palestine
- Father a founder of Palestine Liberation Organisation
- June 1967 studied English at American University of Beirut - home bombed and town occupied - unable to return home for several years
- Studied for Doctorate in America, returning to West Bank in 1973
- Married and had two daughters
- Professor of English at University of Bir Zeit (closed 1987 as a result of Intifada)
- 1991 appointed Palestinian delegation official spokeswoman at Middle East Peace Conference, Madrid
- Becomes Minister in Arafat's first government in Palestine - resigns 1998
- 1998 heads Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights
- 1999 Head of MIFTAH - the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy
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