Raja Shehadeh
Raja Shehadeh | |
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| رجا شحادة | |
| Born | 1951 (age 73–74) |
| Education | Birzeit University American University of Beirut, University of Law |
| Spouse | Penny Johnson (married 1998–present) |
| Relatives | Najib Nassar (great-great-uncle) |
Raja Shehadeh (Arabic: رجا شحادة, born 6 July 1951) is a Palestinian lawyer, human rights activist and writer. He co-founded the award-winning Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq in 1979. In 2008, he won the Orwell Prize, a British award for political writing, for his book Palestinian Walks.