Palestinian women

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 38. Chapters: Palestinian female murderers, Palestinian women in politics, Palestinian women writers, Mona Hatoum, Emily Jacir, Haneen Zoabi, Hanan Ashrawi, Dalal Mughrabi, Leila Khaled, Reem Riyashi, Ghada Karmi, Nathalie Handal, May Ziade, Ayat al-Akhras, Leila Farsakh, Wafa Idris, Farrah Sarafa, Helga Tawil-Souri, Rim Banna, Annemarie Jacir, Ahlam Shibli, Huwaida Arraf, Nadine Salameh, Hind al-Husseini, Umm Nidal, Betty Shamieh, Tarab Abdul Hadi, Lila Abu-Lughod, Fadwa Touqan, Maysoon Zayid, Hanadi Jaradat, Suha Arafat, Nadia Hijab, Umayya Abu-Hanna, Rosemarie Said Zahlan, Hiam Abbass, Andalib Suleiman, Susan Abulhawa, Sama Raena Alshaibi, Serene Husseini Shahid, Ibtisam Barakat, Sahar Khalifeh, Sumaya Farhat Naser, Laila Al-Marayati, Sana al-Sayegh, Intissar al-Wazir, Widad Kawar, Mai Masri, Lama Abu-Odeh, Samiha Khalil, Khalida Jarrar, Fatma Omar An-Najar, Leila Sansour, Janet Mikhail, Majida Al-Masri, Bissan Rafe, Khouloud Daibes, Leila Shahid, Muna Handal-Dayeh, Hiba Daraghmeh, Laila Shawa, Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti, Hind Khoury. Excerpt: Mona Hatoum (born 1952 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a video artist and installation artist of Palestinian origin, who lives in London. Mona Hatoum was born in Beirut, Lebanon to Palestinian parents in 1952. Although born in Lebanon, Hatoum does not identify as Lebanese. "Although I was born in Lebanon, my family is Palestinian. And like the majority of Palestinians who became exiles in Lebanon after 1948, they were never able to obtain Lebanese identity cards." As she grew up, her family did not support her desire to pursue art. "When I was a teenager and we were discussing my future and I mentioned that I wanted to become an artist he (her father) categorically refused to send me to art school, because he said he wanted me to do something that will get me a real job, and that was the end of the conversation." She continued to draw throughout her childhood, though, illustrating her work from poetry or science class. "I remember that I used to spend a lot of time actually perfecting these drawings, and I felt extremely encouraged when on one occasion for instance the teacher showed one of my drawings to the whole class and said this is a masterpiece. So I mean that's the, all the encouragement I got as a child towards you know becoming an artist." In an attempt to settle with her father, Hatoum attended the Beirut University College in Lebanon to study graphic design. " as a compromise to be able to go to university and study some kind of career related to art, but obviously it wasn't art. It was a way of doing something that would get me a job as soon as I left university, and it was only a two year course so it meant that I could get out of my father's grip or whatever within two years, so I did two years of graphic design." After obtaining her degree, Hatoum began working with an advertising agency. Hatoum was displeased with the work she was producing while working in advertising. "I was like always on the wrong side of the fence...because I was always pointing out tha