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2010 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Dr. Mustafa Barghouti is General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative. A social, political, human rights and peace activist, Dr. Barghouti is one of the most active grassroots leaders in Palestine. He is a leading figure in the nonviolent struggle against the ongoing Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian Territories. A medical doctor, Mustafa Barghouti helped found the Palestinian Medical Relief Society in 1979 and currently serves as its president. Dr. Barghouti was also one of the founders of the Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute, a think tank representing an alliance of 90 Palestinian community organizations.
In January 2005, Dr. Barghouti was a candidate for the presidency of the Palestinian National Authority. Running for president on an anti-corruption and pro-democracy platform, he finished second to Mahmoud Abbas, with 19% of the vote.
In February 2010, Dr. Barghouti was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Co-founder of the Peace People (Northern Ireland). Dr. Barghouti was described as having the Gandhian spirit. His nomination for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize was endorsed because of Dr. Barghouti’s commitment to nonviolence, campaign for the development of Palestinian civil society and grassroots democracy, outspoken advocacy for internal reform, and role as international spokesperson for the Palestinian cause.
Hosted by Brown Students for Justice in Palestine. Co-sponsored by the Middle East Studies Program.
Location: Barus and Holley, Room 168, 182 Hope Street.