Sunset Series #13 Sons of Abraham: Arab & Israeli: How Does It Work? with Ms. Ghaida Rinawie-Zoabi

Sons of Abraham: Arab & Israeli: How Does It Work? with Ms. Ghaida Rinawie-Zoabi

1/5 of the population of Israel is Arab, yet most Israelis do not really know about their communities, their culture and their role in Israeli society which we will uncover.  We will also discuss the question of the integration of Israeli Arabs into larger Israeli society, from the workplace to education to governance, and the allocation of resources for that sector.  We will hear first-hand about the range of outlooks and feelings and experiences of Israeli Arabs being part of Israel and its society.    

Ms. Ghaida Rinawie-Zoabi is the new Head of the Friends Association for the Baruch Padeh Medical Center Poriya. Previously she was the founding Executive Director of Injaz Center for Professional Arab Local Governance, the leading Non -profit organization today on issues of municipal economic development and equal governmental budget allocation for Arab minority in Israel. She is also a member of the General Assembly for the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, a board member at Ropin college in Natanya,and  Biet Izi Shapira for disabled children.

She has an MBA in Impact investment from the OXFORD Said Buisness School Impact measurement program. She also holds an MA in literature from Haifa University and a Bachelor of Psychology from Hebrew University.  Ms. Rinawie-Zoabi is married and a mother of two.  In 2015 she was the first Arab woman to be awarded the “Israeli Good Governance” prize. In 2018 she was included at the Forbes- Israel list of "50 most influential women in Israel".