Sanaa al-Sarghali
Sanaa al-Sarghali | |
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سناء السرغلي | |
Born | Sanaa Samir Hussein Abdullah al-Sarghali سناء سمير حسين عبد الله السرغلي 2 February 1987 (aged 37) Tulkarm, West Bank |
Nationality | Palestinian |
Alma mater | NNU Lancaster University |
Occupation | University lecturer |
Sanaa al-Sarghali (born 2 February 1987) is the first Palestinian woman to hold a PhD in constitutional law in the State of Palestine,[1] a Palestinian researcher[2][3] in the field of law and constitution,[4] a professor of constitutional law at the College of Law at An-Najah National University, and founder and director of the Center for Constitutional Studies at An-Najah University.[5] She holds the UNESCO Chair[6] for Democracy, Human Rights and Peace. she is the 9th member in the Palestinian Constitution Drafting Committee, where she was appointed by the legislative arm of the Palestine Liberation Organization.[7][8]
Her life and educational attainment
[edit]Sanaa Samir Hussein Abdullah al-Sarghali was born in Tulkarm on 2 February 1987, and finished her secondary education at Al-Adawiya Girls Secondary School in the city. She is the third child of Sameer al-Sarghali and Raja Hajqasem, both pharmacists from Tulkarm. Her maternal grandmother is a Jewish immigrant from Poland who married her Palestinian grandfather in 1937 in Jerusalem, after their marriage her grandmother converted to Islam and lived in Tulkarm.[citation needed]
In 2005, she enrolled at An-Najah National University in Nablus, where she graduated in 2009 with a law degree.[9] After graduating top of her class, she was awarded an -Najah University master scholarship to UK. In 2009, she joined Durham University to study International Trade and Commercial Law,[10] She graduated in 2010 with an LLM and in 2011 she joined Lancaster University to complete her PhD in constitutional law,[11] becoming the first Palestinian woman to obtain a PhD in constitutional law. During her time as an Assistant Dean for Graduate College at Lancaster University,[12] she started the New Café for PhD Students which became one of the most attractive hubs for PhDs to share their work and find collaborations between different specializations. After only two years of her graduation she was awarded in December 2018 Sanaa received the Outstanding Alumni Award from Lancaster University. The Alumni Award recognizes Lancaster graduates who have made a substantial contribution in their field and have developed an outstanding national or international reputation amongst their peers.[13]
Media Work
[edit]Al-Sarghali has been working with Women Media and Development since she was nineteen years old. She previously hosted a TV program while she was a university student titled: ‘TAM TIME’ focusing on changing the stereotypical imagine of Palestinian women in the Media where most of the guests where strong women able to discuss various topics related to Palestine.[14] She interned at Al-Fajer TV station in Tulkrem and hosted various shows She started creating educational movies during the Palestinian constitutional awareness campaigns. She is an alumnus of Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute.[15] She started creating educational movies during the Palestinian constitutional awareness campaigns.[citation needed]
Activism
[edit]In 2016, she was elected as a Chairwoman of Board of Directors for Women Media and Development (TAM), and became the youngest elected chairwoman for an active NGO in Palestine.[16] She has been the spokesperson of TAM in many campaigns promoting women's Rights.[citation needed]
In 2019, she was chosen by Care International in West Bank and Gaza to be the role model for women public participation.[17] She has given a motivation speech in almost all Palestinian universities encouraging young females to take part in political participation. In 2020 she gave a talk at the Australian Parliament in Canberra about constitutional building in Palestine.[18]
Constitutional Awareness Campaigns
[edit]Al-Sarghali was one of the main initiators and the leading legal expert in the Constitutional Awareness Campaign titled: “My Constitution Should Include Me” aims to contribute to the creation of a comprehensive transitional Palestinian constitution that takes into account having women as main contributors in it, and how such document can be drafted while still under occupation.[19]
The Campaign was launched to the public on 10 October 2020, in cooperation between Women Media and Development (TAM), the Constitutional Studies Center at An-Najah National University and the General Union of Palestinian Women. The campaign included several activities such as webinar trainings for university student in West Bank and Gaza, and “Women, Constitutions and Constitution-Making” by the Constitution Transformation Network which is based in Melbourne, Australia.[20] Furthermore, during the campaign she directed ten movies that were produced and promoted on websites and social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.[21][22]
The first Constitutional Campaign was launched in collaboration between the Constitutional Studies Center, the Palestinian Constitutional Court, the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (Miftah),[23] and Women Media and Development (TAM) in 2019. It aimed at discussing the Constitutional Principles of the Palestinian Constitution.[citation needed]
Previous to the campaigns, she has initiated the idea of arranging the first international constitutional building conference at An-Najah University and the second one where it focused on the role of women in parliaments.[24]
She has organized various webinars and conferences internationally and locally.[25]
Academic affiliations
[edit]She is a fellow at the Richardson Institute and SEPAD project where her work focusses on sectarianism and Constitutional Identity.[26] She has published on Constitutional identities in Bahrain, Lebanon and Palestine.[citation needed]
Her work in Palestine focuses mostly on Constitutional design, and in particular the semi-presidential system in Palestine.[27]
She has been awarded various fellowships including the Kathleen Fitzpatrick Visiting Fellow in Constitutional Law at Melbourne University in July and August 2020.[28]
Awards
[edit]Outstanding Alumni Award by Lancaster University[29][30]
References
[edit]- ^ "First Palestinian Woman to Receive PhD in Constitutional Law from Lancaster". lancaster.ac.uk.
- ^ "Sanaa al-Sarghali". semanticscholar.org.
- ^ "د. سناء السرغلي تلقي محاضرة في البرلمان الفدرالي في العاصمة الأسترالية". الجديد الفلسطيني .. عينك على فلسطين. 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Sanaa AlSarghali - Research Portal | Lancaster University". research.lancs.ac.uk.
- ^ "An-Najah National University: Constitutional Studies Centre". najah.edu. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "UNESCO Chair on Human Rights and Democracy and Peace : UNESCO Chair Holder". unescochair.najah.edu.
- ^ Dr. Sana Al-Sarghali ... the first Palestinian in the committee drafting the Palestinian constitution - CARE International
- ^ "Dr. Sana' Al-Sarghali, Only Female Member of the Select Constitutional Drafting Committee in Palestine". najah.edu.
- ^ Hendley-Boys, Angela (22 December 2020). "2019 Visiting Fellows". Melbourne Law School.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: سناء السرغلي.. نجمة فلسطين في القانون الدستوري. YouTube.
- ^ "First Palestinian Woman to Receive PhD in Constitutional Law from Lancaster".
- ^ "First Palestinian Woman to Receive PhD in Constitutional Law from the Law School". www.najah.edu.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Lancaster University Graduation 2018: Alumni Award Dr Sanaa Alsarghali. YouTube.
- ^ "Sana Al-Sarghaly giving a lecture at TAM Foundation".
- ^ "Annenberg-Oxford 2011".
- ^ "Solidarity Center - Events Calendar". 22 June 2020.
- ^ "قسم العيادة القانونية ينظم محاضرة توعوية بالتعاون مع مؤسستي كير وتام".
- ^ "Lecture by Palestinian academic Dr Sanaa Alsarghali at Parliament House". Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ ""دستوري يشملني" عنوان لحملة مكثفة للمطالبة باشراك النساء في الحياة العامة بما في ذلك صياغة الدستور". 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Support to Palestinian constitutional processes". 11 January 2021.
- ^ "كيف تنتهي الدساتير". YouTube.
- ^ "لماذا نحتاج الى دستور". YouTube.
- ^ "MIFTAH - Workshop in Ramallah to discuss 'The Constitutional Principles of the Palestinian Constitution'".
- ^ "بعد النجاح الذي حققه مؤتمر البناء الدستوري الثاني .. كلية القانون تستمر في عملية البناء الدستوري وتبدأ بالتحضير لمؤتمر البناء الدستوري الثالث".
- ^ "An-Najah National University 5th Webinar: Constitutions and State of Exception".
- ^ "Sanaa al-Sarghali".
- ^ "Solidarity Center - Panel: Women's Work is the Backbone of the Global Economy". 8 March 2021.
- ^ "2019 Visiting Fellows". 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Dr. Sana Al-Sarghali, First Palestinian Woman to be Awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award from Lancaster University". najah.edu. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "First Palestinian Woman to Receive PHD in Constitutional Law from Lancaster". Retrieved 6 June 2024.