Iltizam Morrar

Overview

Iltizam Morrar born Budrus, Palestine July 8, 1988. “The Muslim Joan of Arc.” Nonviolent medical student. Jumped in front of bulldozer, stopping Israeli wall, 2003; subject of film Budrus, 2009.

Quotations

“I believe in nonviolence and peaceful resistance even more because it helped us achieve something. . . Large amounts of land were supposed to be confiscated from the people of Budrus but because of these demonstrations they were only able to take a small portion of the lands that they planned to take, and they moved the Wall to the Green Line. . . Any theory needs to be tested and if it succeeds that means it is effective.” (Just Vision; photo zenskaposla)