Muna El Kurd

Muna El-Kurd (Arabic: منى الكرد, born 1998 in Sheikh Jarrah) is a Palestinian activist in East Jerusalem.[1][2]

Muna El-Kurd
منى الكرد
Born (1998-05-15) May 15, 1998
Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem
NationalityPalestinian
OccupationActivist
Known forActivism against Israeli settlements
RelativesMohammed El-Kurd (twin brother)

Biography

Muna was born in 1998 in Sheikh Jarrah.[3] From a young age, she and her family experienced threats of eviction by Israeli authorities.[4][5]

In 2009, Israeli settlers took over half of her family's home "under an Israeli law that allows Jews to reclaim ownership of property lost in 1948. No such law entitles Palestinians to do the same in West Jerusalem or other parts of Israel."[6]

As of 2021, her family is facing the Israeli court's decision which will evict them from their home, along with 11 other families.[4][7] They were given 30 days to leave the home, but the lawyer of the family filed an appeal with the district court.[8]

In 2021, Muna and her brother Mohammed El-Kurd were named to TIME magazine’s annual list of the 100 most-influential people in the world.[9][10]

References
  1. "Israel arrests Palestinian activist Muna el-Kurd in East Jerusalem". BBC News. 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  2. "Israel releases Sheikh Jarrah activists after hours-long arrests". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  3. "Save Sheikh Jarrah activist Muna El-Kurd arrested in Israeli police raid". SBS News. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  4. "Israeli police detain Palestinian activist twins from East Jerusalem". Reuters. 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  5. "The resilient women of Sheikh Jarrah: 'We will never leave'". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  6. "East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah becomes emblem of Palestinian struggle". Reuters. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  7. "Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah: The land dispute in the eye of a storm". BBC News. 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  8. Kingsley, Patrick (2021-05-09). "Israeli Court Delays Expulsion of Palestinian Families in East Jerusalem". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  9. "Sheikh Jarrah's El-Kurd twins make TIME top 100 list". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  10. "Muna and Mohammed El-Kurd: The 100 Most Influential People of 2021". Time. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
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