Aida Touma-Sliman
Aida Touma-Sliman (عايدة توما سليمان), is a feminist activist, serving in the Israeli Knesset since 2015 as a representative of Hadash, and chair of the Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality in the Knesset for 7 years. She was born in Nazareth and is a prominent activist fighting violence against women. She was previously a founder and director-general of the Association for Women Against Violence, the largest Palestinian women’s association in Israel. Her efforts for women’s rights and peace led to her being a candidate for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Before entering the Knesset, Touma-Sliman was editor-in-chief of Al Itihad newspaper, one of the oldest Arabic-language newspapers in Israel.”