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On 4 August 2023, at age 51, Fadila was visiting the Sharon beach with her husband. Dalia, who did not know how to swim, entered the water but was swept away and drowned. A passerby noticed her in the water, and pulled her to the beach, after which she was given CPR. Despite the interventions of
362:' assistance, she was pronounced dead later that evening. She is survived by her husband and children. Fadila's husband Abed, interviewed by Channel 13 soon after his wife's death, said that his goal was for himself and his family to continue his late wife's pioneering work in education.
158:; 1971 or 1972 โ 4 August 2023) was an Israeli educator. She developed a new curriculum, textbooks, and schools in Israel and Jordan, which are designed to teach English to Arab schoolchildren. She was the first Arab woman to found and manage an education chain in Israel.
193:. With her parents' support, Fadila and her sister became the first women from Tira to attend university. She experienced "difficulty communicating" with Jewish students at Bar-Ilan, feeling at times that she was held responsible for
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319:In 2022 Fadila was awarded the
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