Huwaida Arraf is a distinguished Palestinian-American attorney and human rights activist with over two decades of experience advocating for Palestinian rights and international justice. She earned her Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Michigan and her Juris Doctor from American University Washington College of Law, focusing on international human rights and humanitarian law. In 2001, Arraf co-founded the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), a non-violent resistance organization that has been nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize. Arraf has played a pivotal role in several campaigns, including leading the Free Gaza Movement and organizing the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, as well as establishing the first accredited clinical legal education program in the Arab world at Al-Quds University.
Currently based in Michigan, Arraf practices civil rights law at Goodman Hurwitz & James, P.C., while continuing her activism through various leadership roles, including as co-chair of the National Lawyers Guild Palestine Subcommittee and board member of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights. Her work has consistently focused on challenging injustices through legal and grassroots efforts in the fight for human rights and justice for the Palestinian people.
