Nadia Hijab

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Nadia Hijab

Born	Syria
Nationality	Palestinian-American
Education	American University of Beirut
Occupation	Writer, Political analyst

Nadia Hijab is a prominent Palestinian-American analyst, author and former journalist who comments frequently on human rights and the Middle East, and the situation of the Palestinians in particular.

Hijab was born in Syria to Palestinian Arab parents, but grew up in neighboring Lebanon, where she earned a B.A. and M.A. in English Literature from the American University of Beirut. During her years of study in Beirut, Hijab worked as a journalist, but eventually left Lebanon in 1975 after the onset of the Lebanese Civil War. She traveled first to Qatar, and then to London, England, where she became the Editor-in-Chief of Middle East Magazine and appeared frequently in the media as a commentator on Middle East affairs.

Hijab has also been a prolific writer, authoring over 100 academic articles on a variety of subjects. In 1988, her first book Womanpower: The Arab Debate on Women at Work was published by Cambridge University Press, and was followed in 1990 by Citizens Apart: A Portrait of Palestinians in Israel, published by I.B. Tauris.

In 1989, Hijab moved to the United States, where she spent several years working for the United Nations Development Programme in New York City. After working for the United Nations until 2000, she worked as a consultant for a variety of organizations and institutions, including the World Bank, UNICEF, and Columbia University.

In 2006, Hijab joined the Institute for Palestine Studies as a Senior Fellow. She remains and active media commentator, and has published opinion pieces in online journals, in addition to drafting policy notes on issues related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for the Institute for Palestine Studies.