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Sumaya Awad

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in Gaza. While most of the group joined for shorter periods of time, Awad was one of eight who did not eat for the entire five days. In a press conference announcing the hunger strike, she referenced the
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On November 27, 2023, she joined more than 20 other Palestine solidarity activists and state legislators in a five-day-long
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that she was calling on the United States government to "follow the guidance and the wants of the majority of Americans".
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reported that Awad was exhausted and experiencing severe headaches, but determined to continue with the strike.
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after birth; Awad has drawn parallels between her own daughter's experience and that of infants in the
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With Bill V. Mullen, Awad created the website Against Canary Mission in 2018, intended to counter the
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Members of the Democratic Socialists of America from New York (state)
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Fahy, Claire; Roberts-Grmela, Julian; Piccoli, Sean (2023-10-28).
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the role of the United States government in supporting Israel
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shooting of three Palestinian American students in Vermont
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According to Awad, her grandfather's family lived in
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American Muslim activists for Palestinian solidarity
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Awad is Director of Strategy and Communications for
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Image of Sumaya Awad from the shoulders up. She is facing the camera wearing a pale blue hijab.
Palestinian American
Adalah Justice Project
Democratic Socialists of America
Palestinian American
New York City
Adalah Justice Project
Palestine: A Socialist Introduction
Adalah Justice Project
Democratic Socialists of America
Canary Mission
Palestine: A Socialist Introduction
brian bean
Haymarket Books
NY1
2023 Israel–Hamas war
Jewish Voice for Peace
Grand Central Terminal
The New York Times
The Washington Post
hunger strike
White House
ceasefire
shooting of three Palestinian American students in Vermont
the role of the United States government in supporting Israel
The Washington Post
New York City
neonatal intensive care unit
2023 Gaza Strip preterm birth crisis
West Jerusalem

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