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against me personally, because according to them I was โthe snakeโs head.โ" In 2004 the group had 14 members. In 2007, when Aswat had about 30 members and held its first conference, the
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is among the most developed in the world, but this doesnโt mean that it is applied in reality." She added: "I know itโs not easy to be gay in the West Bank, but itโs not easy being gay in ... the U.S.A. And itโs not easy to be gay in Israel (except in
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stance, Morcos has argued that human rights aid organisations from the United States and
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to Morcos in 2006, recognising her work with Aswat. She was the first Arab person to receive the award. Aswat held its first conference in Haifa in 2007, with 350 attendees.
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