Sumaya Farhat Naser

Overview

Sumaya Farhat Naser born Bir Zeit, Palestine June 11, 1948. Professor of Ecology; Palestinian peace activist; Augsburg Peace Award 2000; Kreisky Human Rights Prize 1995; co-founder Jerusalem Center for Women.

Quotations

"The time has come to lay down our weapons and our fears. We refuse to accept more warfare in our lives, our communities, our nations. We refuse to go along with the fear. We refuse to give in to the violence. We refuse to be enemies." (joint statement with Gila Svirsky, Sept. 6, 2007; photo Wikipedia)