Muna el-Kurd
Muna el-Kurd | |
|---|---|
منى الكرد | |
 Muna el-Kurd in 2022 | |
| Born | 15 May 1998 Sheikh Jarrah, Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, Palestine |
| Alma mater | Birzeit University |
| Known for | Palestinian activism |
| Relatives | Mohammed el-Kurd (twin brother) |
Muna el-Kurd (Arabic: منى الكرد; born 15 May 1998) is a Palestinian activist based in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem.[1][2] Alongside her twin brother, Mohammed el-Kurd, she drew international attention for her involvement in the Sheikh Jarrah controversy, which served as a key trigger for the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis. She has regularly protested Israel's eviction of Palestinians in East Jerusalem, and gained prominence for her activism on a variety of social media channels.
Early life
El-Kurd was born into a family of Palestinian Muslims in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, Israeli-occupied West Bank on 15 May 1998.[3] From a young age, she and her family experienced threats of eviction from their home by Israeli authorities.[4][5]
In 2009, part of her family's home in Sheikh Jarrah was seized by Israeli settlers.[6][7]
2021 Israel–Palestine crisis
In 2021, Muna's family was among 11 other Palestinian families who were threatened with eviction from their home per a decision by an Israeli court (see Sheikh Jarrah controversy).[4][8] They were given 30 days to leave the home, but the family's lawyer filed an appeal with the district court.[9] Tensions between Israeli authorities and Palestinians in East Jerusalem eventually triggered the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis.
On 6 June 2021, Muna and her brother Mohammed were arrested by Israeli police;[10][11] they were later released on the same day after being detained for several hours.[12]
During this period, both Muna and Mohammed were named on TIME 100.[13][14]
In May 2021, a video of el-Kurd confronting an Israeli settler, whom she accused of attempting to take over her family's home, went viral on social media. In the video, the settler responds, "If I don't steal your home, someone else will steal it." The exchange received widespread international attention and circulated widely online.[15][16][17][18][19] During that same time period, her Instagram account was briefly suspended.[19]
In 2022, she told Al Jazeera Mubasher that the Sheikh Jarrah campaign is still being covered by the media but that it had lost momentum, and called for continuing the social media hashtag campaign.[20]
References
- ↑ "Israel arrests Palestinian activist Muna el-Kurd in East Jerusalem". BBC News. 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ↑ "Israel releases Sheikh Jarrah activists after hours-long arrests". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ↑ "Save Sheikh Jarrah activist Muna El-Kurd arrested in Israeli police raid". SBS News. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- 1 2 "Israeli police detain Palestinian activist twins from East Jerusalem". Reuters. 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ↑ "The resilient women of Sheikh Jarrah: 'We will never leave'". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ↑ "East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah becomes emblem of Palestinian struggle". Reuters. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ↑ Alfred, Charlotte (January 29, 2016). "Young Palestinian Poet Brings To Life The Troubles Of Jerusalem". HuffPost. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah: The land dispute in the eye of a storm". BBC News. 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ↑ Kingsley, Patrick (2021-05-09). "Israeli Court Delays Expulsion of Palestinian Families in East Jerusalem". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ↑ "Israel arrests Palestinian activist Muna el-Kurd in East Jerusalem". BBC News. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Israeli police detain Palestinian activist twins from East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah". BBC News. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Israel releases Sheikh Jarrah activists after hours-long arrests". Al Jazeera News. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Sheikh Jarrah's El-Kurd twins make TIME top 100 list". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ↑ "Muna and Mohammed El-Kurd: The 100 Most Influential People of 2021". Time. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ↑ "'I'm not afraid to pick a fight': Mohammed el-Kurd on Rifqa, God and Palestinian resilience". Middle East Eye. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ "'If I don't steal your home someone else will', settler says". Al Jazeera. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ "Sheikh Jarrah: How the US media is erasing Israel's crimes". Middle East Eye. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ Erakat, Noura; Barghouti, Mariam (10 May 2021). "Opinion | Sheikh Jarrah highlights the violent brazenness of Israel's colonialist project". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- 1 2 Farah, Hibaq; reporter, Hibaq Farah UK technology (26 October 2023). "Pro-Palestinian Instagram account locked by Meta for 'security reasons'". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ "منى الكرد: زخم قضية الشيخ جراح أجّل قرارات التهجير القسري (فيديو)". Al Jazeera Mubasher (in Arabic). 17 Feb 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
External links
- Muna el-Kurd on X
