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Dr. Daniel Zisenwine teaches at Tel Aviv
University and at the Rothberg School
for Overseas Students at the Hebrew
University. His field is the political and
social history of the North African
countries of Morocco, Algeria and
Tunisia. Daniel’s research monitors the
Reconciliation Commission established
in Tunisia to investigate the wrongdoings
of the old regime that was overthrown in
2011. “This is the first time that an Arab
country has initiated a national project
to collect this type of evidence,” he says,
explaining that gathering information is
part of the transition from an authoritarian
regime to a democratic one. Noting that
the commission model originated in
South Africa, Daniel expresses interest
in learning whether Tunisia will design a
model more suited to Arab and Middle
Eastern countries that have experienced
revolutions.
Dr. Daniel Zisenwine
THE GILUTZ PRIZE RECIPIENTS
The Gilutz Fund was established in memory of Ruth Gilutz by the Gilutz family. Ruth was killed in a terror attack in 1972.
The Prize is awarded for graduate research in the field of Israeli-Arab coexistence.
Tajread Keadan is a doctoral candidate
in the department of Islamic and Middle
East Studies at the Hebrew University. She
teaches Islamic studies and pedagogy
at the Al-Qasimi College of Education in
Baka al-Gharbiya. Tajread focuses on the
rights of women, especially Palestinian
women, and wrote her dissertation
on the law of equal rights for women,
from its legislation in 1951 until 1961.
Her doctorate examines the Movement
of Democratic Women, which fought for
reproductive rights for women in Israel,
among other issues, between 1948 and
1966. “The movement was founded by Arab
communist women immediately following
the creation of the State,” she explains.
“Two years later, Jewish women joined the
organization, so its name was changed to
the Union of Democratic Women.”
Tajread Keadan
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