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Multiple Hats of Activism: An Interview with Anwar Alhjooj by Adan Alhjooj, Talya Diner and Benjamin Harvey
Anwar Alhjooj is a Palestinian Bedouin. He was born and raised in an unrecognized village in occupied Palestine/ Israel with no electricity, running water, or proper housing, and there he learned what injustice meant. He got his law degree in Italy and headed back to occupied Palestine/Israel to pursue his career, and there his activism began. As an Arab, Bedouin, and Palestinian he faced discrimination in court. He was never just a lawyer, he was always an Arab lawyer. He rarely got good cases or respect in court. Facing this discrimination he decided to stand up for Palestinian rights in the 48’ occupied territories, and the West Bank. He would now represent them in court and win cases despite the racism he was facing. In 2011, he came to Canada with his family where he did his Master's at McGill. He later began volunteering for Montreal City Mission and then got a job there as Assistant Director & Coordinator of Maa'n. Since then he has channeled all of his time into helping families integrate into Montreal, creating programs for newcomers, and most importantly empowering refugees and immigrants.
Links:
Montreal City Mission home page: https://www.montrealcitymission.org/
Montreal City Mission Canada helps: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/montreal-city-mission/
Montreal City Mission camp Cosmos: https://www.campcosmos.org/
Montreal City mission Maan (catering and sewing): https://www.montrealcitymission.org/maa-n-together
CBC charity of the year Montreal City Mission: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/community/meet-our-2022-cbc-charities-of-the-year-1.6605884#:~:text=Montreal%20City%20Mission%20and%20Townshippers%20Foundation%20have%20been%20selected%20as,who%20are%20making%20a%20difference.
CBC Montrealer of the month Anwar Alhjooj: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montrealer-of-the-month-anwar-alhjooj-1.5823962
McGill Alumni News- A pillar of hope in the middle east, bridging communities Anwar Alhjooj: https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/s/1762/news/interior.aspx?sid=1762&gid=2&pgid=1667
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By School of Community and Public AffairsAnwar Alhjooj is a Palestinian Bedouin. He was born and raised in an unrecognized village in occupied Palestine/ Israel with no electricity, running water, or proper housing, and there he learned what injustice meant. He got his law degree in Italy and headed back to occupied Palestine/Israel to pursue his career, and there his activism began. As an Arab, Bedouin, and Palestinian he faced discrimination in court. He was never just a lawyer, he was always an Arab lawyer. He rarely got good cases or respect in court. Facing this discrimination he decided to stand up for Palestinian rights in the 48’ occupied territories, and the West Bank. He would now represent them in court and win cases despite the racism he was facing. In 2011, he came to Canada with his family where he did his Master's at McGill. He later began volunteering for Montreal City Mission and then got a job there as Assistant Director & Coordinator of Maa'n. Since then he has channeled all of his time into helping families integrate into Montreal, creating programs for newcomers, and most importantly empowering refugees and immigrants.
Links:
Montreal City Mission home page: https://www.montrealcitymission.org/
Montreal City Mission Canada helps: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/montreal-city-mission/
Montreal City Mission camp Cosmos: https://www.campcosmos.org/
Montreal City mission Maan (catering and sewing): https://www.montrealcitymission.org/maa-n-together
CBC charity of the year Montreal City Mission: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/community/meet-our-2022-cbc-charities-of-the-year-1.6605884#:~:text=Montreal%20City%20Mission%20and%20Townshippers%20Foundation%20have%20been%20selected%20as,who%20are%20making%20a%20difference.
CBC Montrealer of the month Anwar Alhjooj: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montrealer-of-the-month-anwar-alhjooj-1.5823962
McGill Alumni News- A pillar of hope in the middle east, bridging communities Anwar Alhjooj: https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/s/1762/news/interior.aspx?sid=1762&gid=2&pgid=1667