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The full article, was
written by Charles Abelson, member of TBT (Truth Be Told).- https://tinyurl.com/y6u5gdo3
The Social Revolution of Arab Women in Israel The status
of Arab women in Israel is improving significantly. Hadas Fuchs, a researcher
at the Taub Institute, published a study in 2018 on the integration of Arab
women in the labor market in Israel. The most striking detail of her research
relates to a revolution in the education of Arab women: 15% of students in
higher education in Israel are Arab women, even though the proportion of Arab
women among the general population is only 10%. In fact, the number of female
Arab students in higher education has doubled since the beginning of 2000. As a
result, women in Arab society are much more educated than men. Female students
at Arab high schools comprise 52% of students studying computer programming and
sciences, 55% in electronics, 59% in mathematics, and 70% in chemistry. The
employment rate of Arab women jumped from 35% to 40% in the past year alone.
Israeli-Arab captain of women’s basketball team. Shahd
Abboud, who plays for the Hapoel Petah Tikvah women’s basketball team in
Israel, opened the 2018/19 season as their new captain, making history as the
first female Arab captain of a professional Israeli basketball team in the top
league.
First Arab woman appointed Dean at Hebrew University.
Prof. Mona Khoury-Kassabri has been appointed dean of the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s School of Social Work. Prof. Mona
Khoury-Kassabri is the first Arab woman to be appointed dean at the Hebrew
University, and may well be the only Arab woman to serve as dean at any university
in Israel.
A Christian Arab, Khoury-Kassabri has made history in
more ways than one. Not only is she the first female Arab dean at the
university, but she was born to illiterate parents and raised in one of the
poorest crime and drug-infested neighborhoods in Haifa. Not every youngster
there was a juvenile delinquent, and she wasn’t, either. More than that, she
was born with ambition, a factor that took her beyond high school to an
academic education and career, which together with other Arab women who have
succeeded in academia, albeit not quite to the same extent, makes her a role
model for other young Arab women who are striving to realize their potential
and are aiming for new horizons.
Bedouin woman joins Israeli police rescue unit. Rana Jaboua,
a resident of the Bedouin Negev village of al-Fara’a has become the first
female Bedouin in Israel to join the Israel Police Rescue team, Jaboua is part
of a unit that helps hikers in the Judean Desert if they become lost or
injured.
Rana Jaboua Sabrin Saadi Israeli Bedouin Policewoman
Blazing Trail Recently, Israel dedicated new police stations in the Arab
villages of Jisr az-Zarqa and Kafr Kanna. Four days later, a short video on
Facebook showed Sabrin Saadi, a young and also the first policewoman from the
Bedouin village of Basmat Tabun, making her way to the Kafr Kanna station in
her uniform wearing a hijab, walking past a group of Arab demonstrators.
Saadi's father, Ali Saadi, said, "We are part of this society, so we
should serve it. The people attacking her are a gang of wild kids with nothing
better to do with their lives. They should go find themselves and think about
what, if anything, they have actually done on behalf of their community."
The first Arab national service volunteer at the President's
Residence. Hanan Dabbah 19, resident of Deir al-Asad—an Arab town in the
Galilee is the first female Muslim Arab in Israel to volunteer for National
Service; she is the first Arab to serve in the President's Residence; "I
opened the door myself. I want more people to take that step. I want them to
understand that those who give—shall receive.
The state is the home of all its citizens, and as a
citizen of the State of Israel I have to contribute in order to obtain all my
rights," Dabbah explained. 'It was important for my parents that we see
the positive sides of Israeli society.' Dabbah left home and moved to
Jerusalem, where she shares an apartment with other National Service
volunteers. She is the only Arab woman in the house. The girls have created a
pleasant and respectful home. On Fridays I bring the Quran to the apartment
because it is a sacred day for Muslims, and the girls accept that. We keep
Shabbat together. During Ramadan, I break the fast with them," she
elaborated. "I want to promote the representation of women in Arab local
government. It's important for me to raise awareness and level of education
among women. There are many Arabs who marry straight after high school. If
that's their decision then okay, but mostly it isn't. I want women to have a
voice" Dabbah concluded.
The first female Muslim Israeli diplomat. Muslim women in
Israel are doctors, pharmacists, entrepreneurs, bus drivers, judges, IDF
soldiers, etc. Now Israel gets its first Muslim, female diplomat, when Rasha
Atamny from Baqa al-Gharbiya becomes first secretary at the Israeli embassy in
Ankara, Turkey.
Ethiopian Jew is new Israel UN rep. Ethiopian immigrant
Danielle Daseta, will represent Israel at the United Nations for environmental,
developmental and economic issues. Daseta made Aliyah in 1984 during Operation
Moses. She has a BA in governance and diplomacy and attended the
"Israel@heart" leadership program. As part of her new position,
Daseta will be promoting Israeli innovation and collaborations with other members
of the international organization.
