Hanan Ashrawi

Hanan Ashrawi, distinguished academic and political activist, served from 1996-98 as Minister of Education under the Palestinian Authority. She was educated at the American University at Beirut, and got her Ph.D. in comparative literature at the University of Virginia. With her many media appearances and public talks, she’s one of the most well-known representatives of the Palestinian viewpoint. She is the author of From Intifada to Independence and This Side of Peace.