Nusseibeh, Lucy

Lucy Nusseibeh is the founder and chairperson of Middle East Nonviolence and Democracy (MEND), based in East Jerusalem. Since 1998 the organization has been pioneering the promotion of awareness about the power of nonviolence, especially in the Israeli-Palestinian context. MEND promotes the principles and practice of active nonviolence among all sectors of Palestinian society, especially activists, youth and those working in education and those using innovative media techniques. Since November 2007, Nusseibeh has been the director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al-Quds University. In addition to a BA-granting media department, the Institute of Modern Media comprises Al-Quds Educational Television (AQTV), which has worked closely with Sesame Workshop, and www.honaalquds.net, an online multimedia news network that focuses on Jerusalem. . Nusseibeh is on the executive committee of the International Governance Council of the Nonviolent Peaceforce, is a member of the Humanities Advisory Council at the Fetzer Institute, and is on the editorial board of Palestine-Israel journal. She has served as the co-chair of the GPPAC Outreach and Awareness-Raising Group. In 2010 she was a guest on TEDxHoly Land and spoke on “The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to Nonviolence”.