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Fadwa Barghouti

Fadwa Barghouti

Palestinian lawyer


Fadwa Al-Barghouti (Umm Al-Qassam) (born 15 May 1963) is a Palestinian lawyer and member of the Fatah council. The wife of politician Marwan Barghouti, who is currently held in Israeli prison for murder, she holds a master's degree in law in 2003 from Al-Quds University, and holds a bachelor's degree in law from Beirut University in 1997.[1][2]

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In 2009, she won and became a member of the Fatah Revolutionary Council elections held during the Sixth Congress of Fatah in Bethlehem.[3] On 4 December 2016, she won again as a member of the council.[citation needed]

Fadwa Al-Barghouti will run in the upcoming legislative elections in Palestine on an independent list called "Freedom."[4][5]


References

  1. Ashly, Jaclynn. "The love story of Fadwa and Marwan Barghouti". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  2. KRAUSS, JOSEPH (April 1, 2021). "Imprisoned Palestinian leader's entry shakes up planned vote". Times Union.

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