Birth: NULL/NULL/1948 Death:NULL/NULL/NULL
Born in 1948 in Afghanistan to an American mother and Afghan father; finished secondary school in Kabul; studied Sociology at Mills College in California, graduating with a BA in 1971; continued her studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo, receiving an MA in 1973; joined the Sociology and Anthropology Dept. at Birzeit University in Palestine in 1976, following her marriage to George Giacaman; pursued further studies and earned a PhD in Sociology from the State University of New York in 1982; has held several administrative positions at Birzeit and is a founding member of the Institute of Women’s Studies; her research and publications have focused on urban social history, the Palestinian national movement, gender dynamics in the Middle East, and informal justice systems in Palestine; has also served on the boards of several Palestinian organizations; is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Birzeit University; founding member and coordinator of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel.
