Amira Hillal
Amira Hillal
Jerusalem Women Speak Tour 11
A Christian Palestinian, Ms. Hillal lives in Beit Sahour near Bethlehem where she is the Women’s Project Coordinator and Administrative Assistant for the Alternative Information Center (AIC). The AIC is a joint Palestinian-Israeli organization with offices in Jerusalem and Beit Sahour. Ms. Hillal’s work with the AIC focuses on the dissemination of critical information and grassroots organizing skills. The AIC works to inform the Palestinian, Israeli and international communities about the current situation in Palestine/Israel.
The Women’s Project, which she coordinates, aims to educate Palestinian women about the social and political issues that shape their lives. The project helps the women open avenues of involvement and participation in Palestinian society and politics. Ms Hillal has lived her whole life in Beit Sahour, the small city in which the Angel Gabriel is said to have appeared to a group of shepherds to announce the birth of Jesus. She is married and has a daughter named Maisam.
