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Curriculum Vitae

 

 

Name:                         Nabila Espanioly

Date of Birth:                  1955 (in Nazareth)

Address:                          c/o ‘Al-Tufula’ Pedagogical Center

                                     Nazareth Nurseries Institute

                                     P.O. Box 2404

                                     Nazareth, 16000, Israel

Telefax:                           972 6 656 6386

Telephone:                       972 6 645 3943

Mobile phone                   972 505 581709

Email:                             Info@altufula.org

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Education

 

1975                              High School Certificate from the Franciscan Girl’s High School,                                     Nazareth.

1978                              B.A. in Social Work from Haifa University

1980                              Studies towards an M.A. in Social Work at the Jerusalem                                             University.

1981                              Studies in Germany for the German language at Bochum                                             University.

1987                              M.A. in Psychology from Bamberg University, Germany.

1987 - Present                 Several training courses in Management, Fundraising,                                               Lobbying, Social Change etc.

 

 

Work Experience

 

1974 – 1980                Social Worker in Nazareth, Fridis Village and Jerusalem

1980- 1987                   In Germany worked in different students jobs.

1987 – 1989                Worked in “Dar Al-Tifil Alarabi” in Akko, as a Psychology                                             teacher, also responsible for the development of the Early                                           Childhood Curriculum

1989- present              Founded the Pedagogical Centre and Multipurpose Women’s                                       Centre in Nazareth (Al-Tufula), in conjunction with a group of                                     women.  I have been the Director of the Centre since that                                         time.

1988 – 1991                  Acted as an Academic Counselor at “Friends World College –                                       Middle East Israel Centre – in Jerusalem”.  Long Island                                               University in New York.

1991                            Visiting lecturer at Haifa University, in the Department for                                         Women’s Studies, “Women in the Arab World”.

1993                            Director of “Partnership”, in Haifa.

1998                            Lecturer on ECCD in Oranim college.

1978 – Present              Conducting lectures for parents, teachers, educators, and in the                                   community at large, on several topics concerning Early                                               Childhood Education, the status of women, Empowerment,                                         Palestinian women in Israel, Violence against women, Sex                                         Education, women in the media, women’s political participation                                   etc.

1987- present              Writer and editor of different books in Arabic related to Early                                     childhood care and development, and different Articles in                                           Hebrew, Arabic, English and German language on general social                                   and political issues especially related to women.

 

Other Activities

 

1990 – 1993                Chairwoman of Partnership, in Haifa

1989 – 1995                Board member of the “Organization of Arab Workers in Mental                                   Health”

1992 – 2001                Member of the Board; Follow-up Committee for Arab Education

1992 – now                 Cofounder and member in the coalition for personal status law.

1992 – 2000                Chairwomen of the coalition for ECCD in the Arab community                                     organized by shatil

2000 - 2002                Member in the coalition for ECCD in the Arab community                                           organized by shatil

1995 – 1999                Member of the Board; Women against Violence, Nazareth

1997 – 2000                 cofounder and member of albadil the coalition against                                               femicide.

1987 – Present              Active in various women’s organizations and peace                                                   organizations, such as; the Feminist Centre in Haifa, Women in                                   Black, The Coalition of Women and Peace etc.

1996 – present              Cofounder and member in the working group on the                                                 Palestinian women statues in Israel.  

1998- 2000                 Steering committee member in “Engendering the Peace                                              Process”

1996- 1997                 Board member in the lobby project of Shatil and Ittajeh.

1998- present              Member of Dear Yassen Remmber organization.

1997-  2009                  Cofounder and Board member of Mossawa center

2000- 2009                  Chairwomen of Mossawa center

2004- 2012                   Member of shatil committee

2005- 2012                   Member of the international public council of the NIF.

2006- 2012                   Member of the Grant committee of the New Israel Fund.

2006- 2009                  Cofounder and member of the Board of Mobadara the Arab                                         center for emergency.

 

 

Awards:

 

2011                                Nominated as one of 100 inspiring persons by "Women                                             Deliver US".

2006                              Nominated for the Nobel peace Prize as one of “Thousand                                          women for peace”.

2005                              Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize as one of “Thousand                                          women for peace”.

2003                              Received “The International Aachen Peace Price” - Germany

1997                            Women’s Leadership award of The NIF on the Name of Alis                                        Schalwi, Boston.

1996                            Elected as one of ten women of the year by Lady Globes                                            Journal.

1995                            Women’s Leadership award of the Israeli Women Network

 

 

 

Article Publications

           

Published various articles in local newspapers and Journals in Arabic and Hebrew

 

In English:

Nabila Espanioly; “Nightmare” in Nahla Abdo and Ronit lentin; Women and the Politics of Military Confrontation; Palestinian and Israeli Gendered Narratives of Dislocation summer 2002.

 

Nabila Espanioly; “Violence against women: A Palestinian women’s perspective” in women studies International Forum, vol20,nos5l6 pp587-592, 1997.

                                   

Participated in the preparation of a report on the “Status of Palestinian Women in Israel”, presented to the UN Commission “CEDAW”, 1997.

 

Nabila Espanioly:  “Political Participation of Palestinian Women in Israel”, in MEDITERRNEAN, December 1994.           

 

Espanioly, N.:  “Palestinian Women in Israel: Identity in Light of the Israeli Occupation”.  In Tamar Meyer (edt.) “Occupier and Occupied: The Impact of Israeli Occupation on Jewish, Palestinian, and Israeli Arab, Women” Routledge, 1994

 

Espanioly, N.:  “Palestinian Women in Israel: Changes and Challenges” in Challenge (a Magazine of the Israeli left) March-April 1993, Vol. IV, No. 2, Number 18, p.29.

 

Espanioly, Nabila (1991):  “Palestinian Women in Israel Respond to the Intifada” in Swirski & Safer “Calling it the Equality Bluff: Women in Israel”, New York Pergamon Press, p.147-151.

 

Nabila Espanioly and Dalia Sachs: “Peace Process: Israeli and Palestinian Women”, Bridges, Vol. 2, No. 2, Fall 1991, p.112-119.

 

Nabila Espanioly:  “Women go for Peace Conference” in Jewish Women’s “Call for Peace: A Handbook for Jewish women on the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict, Fireband Books, Ithaca, New York, 1990.

 

Participated in the preparation of a report on the “Status of Palestinian Women in Israel”, presented to the UN Commission “CEDAW”, 2005.

 

Several other publications in Arabic, Hebrew and German languages

 

 

Book Publications

                                   

Nabila Espanioly & Hala Espanioly “Al-Rawda”     

A book on working with children in Kindergartens (3-5 year olds)

            First Edition – 1992

            Second Edition – 2000

            Third Edition - 2003

 

Nabila Espanioly & Hala Espanioly “Hadana”          

A book on working with children in Nurseries (birth – 3 years)

            First Edition – 1992

            Second Edition – 1997

            Third  Edition - 2002

 

Nabila Espanioly  “Alab Walnomu”   Toys and the developmental contribution of toys, to children’s development, and the ways of preparing toys for children (birth – 4 years), 1993.

 

Nabila Espanioly  “Al Tarbia Algensia”      Sex Education for the Early ages (birth – 6 years)

            First Edition – 1998

 

Nabila Espanioly  “Altaugeh Altadimi”  Empowerment approach as it was developed over the years in the Al-Tufula Centre, 2000.

 

Nabila Espanioly & Hala Espanioly  “Atfaluna Fi Mogehat Alasamt:

 Our children dealing with stress a guide for teacher on who to work with children after the “black October” events. Published by Altufula Center  October 2000.

 

Nabila Espanioly & Hala Espanioly   “Atfaluna Fi Mogehat Alasamt:

Our children dealing with stress a guide for Parents on who to work with children after the “black October” events. Published by Altufula Center  October 2000. 

 

Nabila Espanioly: “Dalil Altadrib Alfael” Training Manual on active training. Published by Altufula center in 2002.

 

Nabila Espanioly & Hala Espanioly   “Algensoia” Sexsim in children literature a research report. Published by Altufula Center March 2003.

 

Nabila Espanioly & Najla Zaroubi,   Educational kit on "Plants and Identity".  . Published by Al-Tufula Center and Musharaka 2007