Mariam El-Khatib is passionate about educating people on the current crisis in Palestine. She will begin her presentation with a brief review of Palestinian history. That will be followed by a look at the ongoing crisis specifically in the West Bank and Gaza, both before and after October 7th. Her talk will vividly depict what is happening up to the present time, with short videos.

Given her passion for education to inform and inspire action she will share a number of ways people have been activated to educate others in their spheres. Mariam will conclude with ways that audience members can be ‘educators’ in their spheres of influence to affect positive change.

About the Speaker:

Mariam El-Khatib is a Palestinian-American who was born and raised in Minnesota. She is passionate about inspiring and empowering others to mobilize and work towards Palestinian liberation. Mariam draws from her own family’s experience of living under Israeli occupation and witnessing the challenges that her family and community face under Israeli occupation.

She is currently a volunteer member of the Minnesota chapter of American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), having previously served as the lead person in AMP. Mariam graduated from the University of Minnesota. While there, she was an active member of Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Minnesota and part of the team that led the divestment efforts in 2016. She is an excellent and sought after speaker, having recently spoken to a large Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) audience. In her full time job, she is a Product Manager at the tech company LaunchGood.