Matiel Mogannam

Overview

Matiel Mogannam born Lebanon, Ottoman Empire February 15, 1889 (d. 1982). “The Palestinian Gandhi.” Pioneering Arab feminist. Founding Secretary, General Palestine Arab Women’s Congress, 1929; nonviolent leader of Women’s March Jerusalem, 1933.

Quotations

“During this period [1920s-30s] most of the women did not compete against each other. This [women’s movement] was the only intellectual activity they really had. So they felt they had just better do a good job together.” (Margot Badran, Feminists, Islam, p. 322; photo My Palestine)