Mariam Barghouti

Mariam Barghouti
BornJune 23, 1993
Atlanta, Georgia[1]
NationalityPalestinian
Alma materBirzeit University
University of Edinburgh
Occupation(s)writer, blogger, researcher, activist, commentator and journalist

Mariam Barghouti (born June 23, 1993) is a Palestinian-American writer, blogger, researcher, commentator and journalist. She lives in Ramallah.[2]

Career

She obtained a BA in English language and English Literature from Birzeit University with a focus on sociolinguistics. She received an MSc degree in Sociology and Global Change from the University of Edinburgh with a focus on Israeli Ashkenazi–Mizrahi racial hierarchies. She is also known for undertaking monitoring and evaluation missions of humanitarian and development aid in countries such as Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon, along with Palestine, a non-member observer state of the UN, and for various governmental as well as non-governmental organisations.[3]

Her political commentary and research work has notably featured in CNN,[4] Al Jazeera English, The Guardian, BBC, Huffington Post, The New York Times, Middle East Monitor, Newsweek, Mondoweiss, International Business Times and TRT World.[5][6] She has also contributed to various books and anthologies including I found Myself in Palestine.[7] She has also written profiles on Palestinian figures including Palestinian artist Khaled Hourani[8] and Palestinian official and politician Dr. Hanan Ashrawi.[9]

She has commented on media double standards[10] when reporting on Palestine and has written about Israeli violations against Palestinians and the harsh realities and experiences faced by Palestinians under Israeli control.[11][12] During the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, she raised concerns on what she says is Israel's suppression attitude towards Palestine through her work on the ground as a researcher, journalist, and listener.[13][14]

In May 2021, Twitter restricted her official Twitter account which was reporting on the protests from the West Bank during the 2021 Israel-Palestine crisis,[15] Jerusalem, and Palestinians with Israeli citizenship.[16][17][18][19] Barghouti said Twitter had temporarily suspended[20] some of her tweets[21] on the violence being imposed by Israeli settlers and the Israeli army. The company later said the account restriction was due to an error.[20][22]

References

  1. ^ Erakat, Noura (2020). "Geographies of Intimacy: Contemporary Renewals of Black–Palestinian Solidarity". American Quarterly. 72 (2): 471–496. doi:10.1353/aq.2020.0027. ISSN 1080-6490. S2CID 226695787.
  2. ^ Erakat, Noura; Barghouti, Mariam (10 May 2021). "Opinion: Sheikh Jarrah highlights the violent brazenness of Israel's colonialist project". The Washington Post.
  3. ^ "Mariam Barghouti". Al-Shabaka. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ^ Israel Hamas ceasefire: View from the West Bank - CNN Video, 21 May 2021, retrieved 5 July 2022
  5. ^ "Mariam Barghouti | Al Jazeera News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Mariam Barghouti". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ^ Digital, C. H. C. (4 December 2019). "Interlink Publishing". Interlink Publishing. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Khaled Hourani | THIS ORIENT". www.thisorient.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Be courageous, be daring in the pursuit of right | Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung | Palestine and Jordan". Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Western journalists build careers in Palestine - and then leave us in the dust". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Deconstructed: Life and Death in Occupied Palestine". The Intercept. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  12. ^ "6 Palestinian Voices to Support and Amplify the #FreePalestine Movement | Egyptian Streets". 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  13. ^ Israel Hamas ceasefire: View from the West Bank – CNN Video, 21 May 2021, retrieved 22 May 2021
  14. ^ "Why are Palestinians protesting? Because we want to live | Mariam Barghouti". the Guardian. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Inescapable hell: the Israeli military attack on the Gaza Strip (21 - 10 May, 2021) [EN/AR] - occupied Palestinian territory | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  16. ^ Najjar, Farah. "'A war declaration': Palestinians in Israel decry mass arrests". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Restricted Palestinian journalist's account by accident, has been restored: Twitter". Deccan Herald. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Palestinians denounce 'censorship' of social networks". France 24. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  19. ^ Zahzah, Omar. "Digital apartheid: Palestinians being silenced on social media". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  20. ^ a b Maiberg, Emanuel; Cox, Joseph (11 May 2021). "Twitter Said It Restricted Palestinian Writer's Account by Accident". Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  21. ^ "I am Palestinian. Here's how Israel silences us on social media". Rest of World. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  22. ^ Baker, Sinéad (12 May 2021). "A Palestinian journalist who was reporting live from the West Bank says Twitter asked her to delete her tweets". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.