Michel Shehadeh | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Palestinian-American |
| Education | California State University, Long Beach |
| Occupation(s) | Director, community leader |
Michel Shehadeh born in 1956, in Amman, Jordan, to a Palestinian Christians family, is the Palestinian-American executive director of the Arab Film Festival and the former Western Regional director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (1996-2003).
The Palestinian-raised Shehadeh relocated to the United States for college in 1975. In 1987, he was the subject of investigation by the US Government as a suspected abettor of terrorists, one of the media-dubbed "Los Angeles Eight", but Shehadeh and the other seven individuals were cleared of charges in 2007.
Shehadeh holds a BA in Journalism and a Master's in Public Administration from California State University, Long Beach.[1]
References
- ↑ "The Case of the LA8: U.S. Drops Twenty-Year Effort to Deport Arab Americans for Supporting Palestinian National Rights". Democracy Now. 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
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