Mubarak awad biography of barack
Mubarak Awad
Palestinian-American psychologist and nonviolent resistance advocate
Mubarak Awad (Arabic: مبارك عواد) is a Palestinian-Americanpsychologist and an advocate of nonviolent resistance.
Mubarak awad biography of barack I hope that you have had or will have an opportunity to listen to the inspiring and very informative interview that we just recorded with Mubarak Awad, the founder of the Palestinian Centre for Nonviolence — for the study of nonviolence, but it also got involved in actions. Neither has the American policy understood that. In the City of Glasgow in Scotland, there are hundreds of people mobilized recently to protest the arrest of some immigrants, referred to as immigrant neighbors. Never ever.Early life and move to the United States
Awad, a Palestinian Christian (a member of the Greek Orthodox Church), was born in in Jerusalem when it was under the British Mandate. When Awad was five years old, his father was killed during the Arab–Israeli War and he became a refugee in the Old City of Jerusalem.
His mother was a pacifist and argued against revenge. He was given the right to Israeli citizenship in when East Jerusalem was annexed by Israel after the Six-Day War but refused and kept his Jordanian citizenship.
Mennonite and Quaker missionaries influenced Awad's views in his youth. In the s he moved to the United States to study at the Mennonite Bluffton University and received a BA in social work and sociology.
He went on to obtain an MS in education from Saint Francis University and a PhD in psychology from the International Graduate School of Saint Louis University.
He was granted U.S. citizenship in and settled in a small town in Ohio.
Career
National Youth Advocate Program
Awad was the founder and former president of the National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP) in the United States.
The organization developed from the Ohio Youth Advocate Program (OYAP) established by Awad in with support from the Ohio Youth Commission (now the Department of Youth Services), the state department responsible for finding placements for "at risk" youth referred to the state from county juvenile courts.
As an offshoot of NYAP, he later founded and directed Youth Advocate Program International, headquartered in Washington, DC.[8] According to the website, "The Youth Advocate Program International, Inc.
(YAP International) is a (c)(3) non-profit organization.
Mubarak awad biography of barack obama Founded Nonviolence International : Established this organization to support and promote nonviolent actions worldwide, with branches in the US and overseas. But it should be recognized that if you can possibly start earlier and train and so forth, you can do things that are more classic nonviolence and will be more effective for that reason. So there are people on both sides who are willing. I have seven brothers and sisters and my mother.It established its headquarters and advocacy center in Washington, DC in YAP International's mission is to promote and protect the rights and well-being of the world's youth, giving particular attention to children victimized by conflict, exploitation, and state and personal violence."
Palestinian Centre for the Study of Nonviolence
Main article: Palestinian Centre for the Study of Nonviolence
In Awad returned to Jerusalem and established the Palestinian Centre for the Study of Nonviolence (PCSN).[11] Before the intifada, Awad published papers and lectured on nonviolence as a technique for resisting the Israeli occupation.
He wrote that nonviolence could be used as a means of resistance. The Centre also sponsored a number of nonviolent actions during the early months on the first intifada. Among the tactics employed was the planting of olive trees on proposed Israeli settlements, asking people not to pay taxes and encouraging people to eat and drink Palestinian products.
In the Middle East he is often referred to as the Arab Gandhi due to the similarity between his teachings of the power of nonviolence and those of Mahatma Gandhi in India during the British Raj. He believed these tactics could be used to resist the Israeli military occupation. He also drew upon the methodologies of Gene Sharp's trilogy, The Politics of Non-Violence.
Using this knowledge and his experience, Awad prepared his own "page blueprint for passive resistance in the territories," eventually published in the Journal of Palestine Studies. He has translated into Arabic the teachings of Mohatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. In Mubarak Awad's nephew, Sami Awad founded the Holy Land Trust (HLT)[14] out of PCSN.[15]
Deportation by Israel
In , Awad attempted to renew the residency permit he had been issued in His application was declined and he was ordered to leave the country when his tourist visa expired.
Awad claimed, with support from U.S. consular officials, that under international conventions Israel did not have the right to expel him from his place of birth and he refused to leave. The Israeli government stayed the deportation order mainly at the insistence of the U.S. In May , Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir ordered Awad arrested and expelled.
Officials charged that Awad broke Israeli law by inciting "civil uprising" and helping to write leaflets that advocated civil disobedience that were distributed by the leadership of the First Intifada. No evidence was provided to support the charge and Awad appealed the decision to the Supreme Court.
Mubarak awad biography of barack trump In a article for the Journal of Palestine Studies , Awad stated, "for the Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza the most effective strategy is nonviolence. His approach significantly influenced the Palestinian resistance movement and emphasized the power of nonviolent action in the face of occupation. The second thing, that we have difficulty understanding the Israelis. Adjunct Professor at American University s-Present : Teaches courses on nonviolence and peacebuilding, shaping the next generation of peace activists.The court ruled that he had forfeited his right to residence status in Israel when he became a U.S. citizen and he was deported in June U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz's appeal to Shamir to revoke the deportation order was Lustick, professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, cited the ruling in Awad's case as one of a number of examples that he argues demonstrate that "[t]here has never been an official act that has declared expanded East Jerusalem as having been annexed by the State of Israel."
Criticism
Critics argue that Awad advocated violence under the guise of calling it civil disobedience.
In a article for the Journal of Palestine Studies, Awad stated, "for the Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza the most effective strategy is nonviolence. This does not apply to the Palestinians living outside. Nor is it a rejection of the concept of armed struggle. This is nothing short of war."[17] Awad called to "block roads, prevent communications, cut electricity, telephone, and water lines, prevent the movement of equipment, and in other ways obstruct the government."[18] The article speaks openly about throwing stones.
Awad's article called for a campaign of harassment against Israelis and for "psychological warfare" to "demoralize" the population.
He also called for "the destruction of Israeli fences and power lines," according to Time magazine.[19]
Awad has called for Israel to be replaced with Palestine. In a Jerusalem speech to Palestinian students he said "the PLO wants the entire Palestine and I agree. Palestine for me is the Galilee, Akko, Ashdod, everything.
This is Palestine for me."[20] Dr. Shlomo Riskin, founding chief rabbi of the Israeli settlement of Efrat in the West Bank, called him "an articulate wolf in sheep`s clothing" who "clearly represents a threat to the lives of Israeli citizens."[21] Israeli diplomat Moshe Arad in a New York Times article decried Awad who he claimed took American citizenship, in accordance with immigration law, which required that he 'intends to reside permanently in the U.S.
and then turned around and claimed to the Israeli Supreme Court that his intention was always to reside in Jerusalem. "Nonviolence as merely a convenient tactic incitement and acts of violence - are these the watchwords of a man truly committed to peace and moderation?
Biography of barack obama Nonviolence International [ edit ]. The New York Times. Well, that is a sample of what is going on in the world of nonviolence right at this point in time. Time 27 JuneNo. Western audiences do not hear these Awad views in English. But his local audiences hear them in Arabic," Arad said.[22]
Nonviolence International
In , Awad founded Nonviolence International, a non-governmental organization in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
Nonviolence International's stated mission is to promote nonviolent action and seek to reduce the use of violence worldwide.
Academic career
Awad has taught at the American University in Washington, D.C. since the early s. He is an adjunct professor in the School of International Service where he teaches classes in the theories and methods of nonviolence.