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Hussein Aboubakr Mansour (Arabic: حسين أبوبكر, Hebrew: חוסין אבובאקר, Born March 26, 1989) is an Egyptian American intellectual, activist, public speaker, and writer.[1] He is outspoken on the issues of anti-semitism, Islamism, and Arab-Israeli peace. [2] He wrote a book about his experiences and views.[3] He is a is a Senior Research Fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs.[4]

Career

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Hussein moved from Egypt to the United States in 2012 where he received political asylum. He worked as an Assistant Professor for Hebrew Language at the Defense Language Institute from 2013 till 2016. [5] During that time Hussein spoke on campuses all over North America about his life in Egypt and the issue of anti-semitism in the Arab world. In 2019, Hussein started working with StandWithUs as a public speaker. He published his first book Minority of One, The Unchaining of an Arab Mind in May 2020. The book was made into a documentary movie that premiered online in 2020. [6] Hussein's writings have appeared in The Jewish Journal, The Times of Israel, Commentary Magazine, and Mosaic.

He was the Director of Emerging Democratic Voices in the Middle East for the Endowment For Truth In the Middle East, a D.C based non-profit.

References

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  1. ^ https://www.israelhayom.com/2019/12/01/israel-is-what-the-arab-world-can-be-but-is-unable-to-be/
  2. ^ "An Arab Zionist's Harrowing Odyssey | Aish".
  3. ^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-an-egyptian-raised-on-jew-hatred-turned-dc-lobbyist-for-arab-israeli-cooperation/
  4. ^ https://thej.ca/author/hussein-aboubakr-mansour/
  5. ^ https://www.husseinaboubakr.com/about-hussein
  6. ^ News, Heritage Florida Jewish. "Documentary 'Minority of One' premieres in a online event". Heritage Florida Jewish News. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)