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IDF honors female Muslim soldier

Posted on May 3, 2015

Among the 120 soldiers receiving a “Medal of Excellence” at the President’s Residence on Israel Independence Day was a Muslim woman who grew up in an Arab village and is currently a cadet in an IDF officer’s training course. Her … Continue reading →

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UK female Muslim doctor/writer praises Israel

Posted on May 26, 2013

British author Dr. Qanta Ahmed spoke about the difficulties for minorities in Islamic societies and how Israel is the only country in the Middle East that tolerates them. On her first visit to Israel, she was asked to prove she … Continue reading →

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Arab Muslim female head of surgery

Posted on November 8, 2021

Dr. Marian Khatib has been appointed the director of the Breast Surgery Center at Tel Aviv Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center. She is the first Arab breast surgeon in the country. Khatib said being an Arab woman from a conservative Muslim … Continue reading →

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Arab Muslim woman sings with Radiohead

Posted on July 23, 2017

Arab Muslim female singer Nasreen Qadri (Nasrin Kadry) shares the stage with Radiohead and supports the band’s decision to perform in Israel.  Nasreen was born in Haifa and grew up in Lod, two cities with a mix of Arab and … Continue reading →

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Israel appoints a female judge to Sharia Court

Posted on April 30, 2017

Israel’s Sharia Courts handle personal status law issues like marriage and divorce for Muslim-Israelis.  The judges’ selection committee, headed by Israel’s Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, appointed Ana Hatib as their first-ever female judge. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Israeli-Sharia-Courts-to-appoint-first-ever-female-judge-488892

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Another Oct 7 hero

Posted on December 23, 2023

Rami Davidian received a phone call on Oct 7 asking him to rescue someone from the Nova party. In his first rescue mission he crammed 15 youngsters into his car and took them back to his house. In another he … Continue reading →

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Ella is a True Israeli Trailblazer

Posted on January 8, 2023

An update of the career of Major Ella Waweya (see here previously) – the first Muslim Arab woman to publicly become a major in the IDF. The details of how she joined the IDF are especially interesting. https://www.jns.org/the-trailblazing-female-muslim-arab-idf-major/

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Smell the coronavirus

Posted on December 5, 2021

Very interesting article about Israel’s NanoScent (see here previously), which has developed a device so sensitive that it can detect viruses in the breath, such as SARS-Cov2. 50% of employees are female and it is another example of Christian Arabs, … Continue reading →

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4 Israeli women lawmakers

Posted on August 16, 2020

33 out of the 120 Israeli Members of Knesset (Parliament) are women. 4 of the first-time female Knesset Members include the first female Ethiopian-born MK and minister, the first female ultra-Orthodox Jewish MK and minister, the first female Druze MK, … Continue reading →

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Bedouin woman joins Israeli police rescue unit

Posted on October 29, 2018

I’ve included articles previously (see here) about Bedouin Muslim women integrating into Israeli society. Now Rana Jaboua, a resident of the Bedouin Negev village of al-Fara’a has become the first female Bedouin in Israel to join the Israel Police Rescue … Continue reading →

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