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}}</ref> He was previously its [[Chief Operating Officer]].<ref>[http://www.nybooks.com/contributors/joost-r-hiltermann/?tab=tab-blog Joost Hiltermann], ''[[The New York Review of Books]]''</ref>
}}</ref> He was previously its [[Chief Operating Officer]].<ref>[http://www.nybooks.com/contributors/joost-r-hiltermann/?tab=tab-blog Joost Hiltermann], ''[[The New York Review of Books]]''</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Hiltermann earned an MA degree in [[International Relations]] from [[Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies]] in 1980, and a [[PhD]] in [[Sociology]] from [[University of California, Santa Cruz]] in 1988.<ref name="about staff" />
Hiltermann earned an MA degree in [[International Relations]] from [[Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies]] in 1980, and a [[PhD]] in [[Sociology]] from [[University of California, Santa Cruz]] in 1988.<ref name="about staff" />

==Political Activism==
Hiltermann is known for his pro-Palestinian activities, using different human rights frameworks and mechanisms. In addition to managing the ICG's Middle East campaigns, where his views are reflected in the organization's political stance, bias and employment practices, he has worked for Human Rights Watch and for Al Haq, a Palestinian NGO claiming to promote human rights, whose executive director was convicted for involvement in terrorism.<ref>{{Citation|title=Shawan Jabarin|date=2021-02-27|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shawan_Jabarin&oldid=1009258052|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-03-22}}</ref> In an article published in Middle East Report, published by the radical MERIP organization, he describes his activism at Al Haq during the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hiltermann|first=Joost|date=2000|title=Al-Haq: The First Twenty Years|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1520195|journal=Middle East Report|issue=214|pages=42–44|doi=10.2307/1520195|issn=0899-2851}}</ref>


==Published works==
==Published works==
*''A Poisonous Affair: America, Iraq, and the Gassing of Halabja'' [[Cambridge University Press]] (2007) {{ISBN|978-0521876865}}<ref>amazon.com [https://www.amazon.com/Poisonous-Affair-America-Gassing-Halabja/dp/0521876869 A Poisonous Affair: America, Iraq, and the Gassing of Halabja]</ref>
*''A Poisonous Affair: America, Iraq, and the Gassing of Halabja'' [[Cambridge University Press]] (2007) {{ISBN|978-0521876865}}<ref>amazon.com [https://www.amazon.com/Poisonous-Affair-America-Gassing-Halabja/dp/0521876869 A Poisonous Affair: America, Iraq, and the Gassing of Halabja]</ref>
*''Behind the Intifada: Labor and Women’s Movements in the Occupied Territories'' [[Princeton University Press]] (1991)
*''Behind the Intifada: Labor and Women’s Movements in the Occupied Territories'' [[Princeton University Press]] (1991)
*''Al-Haq: The First Twenty Years''<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hiltermann|first=Joost|date=2000|title=Al-Haq: The First Twenty Years|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1520195|journal=Middle East Report|issue=214|pages=42–44|doi=10.2307/1520195|issn=0899-2851}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:34, 22 March 2021

Joost R. Hiltermann is the Program Director, MENA for International Crisis Group.[1] He was previously its Chief Operating Officer.[2]

Education

Hiltermann earned an MA degree in International Relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in 1980, and a PhD in Sociology from University of California, Santa Cruz in 1988.[1]

Political Activism

Hiltermann is known for his pro-Palestinian activities, using different human rights frameworks and mechanisms. In addition to managing the ICG's Middle East campaigns, where his views are reflected in the organization's political stance, bias and employment practices, he has worked for Human Rights Watch and for Al Haq, a Palestinian NGO claiming to promote human rights, whose executive director was convicted for involvement in terrorism.[3] In an article published in Middle East Report, published by the radical MERIP organization, he describes his activism at Al Haq during the 1980s.[4]

Published works

  • A Poisonous Affair: America, Iraq, and the Gassing of Halabja Cambridge University Press (2007) ISBN 978-0521876865[5]
  • Behind the Intifada: Labor and Women’s Movements in the Occupied Territories Princeton University Press (1991)
  • Al-Haq: The First Twenty Years[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Joost Hiltermann - International Crisis Group". International Crisis Group. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  2. ^ Joost Hiltermann, The New York Review of Books
  3. ^ "Shawan Jabarin", Wikipedia, 2021-02-27, retrieved 2021-03-22
  4. ^ Hiltermann, Joost (2000). "Al-Haq: The First Twenty Years". Middle East Report (214): 42–44. doi:10.2307/1520195. ISSN 0899-2851.
  5. ^ amazon.com A Poisonous Affair: America, Iraq, and the Gassing of Halabja
  6. ^ Hiltermann, Joost (2000). "Al-Haq: The First Twenty Years". Middle East Report (214): 42–44. doi:10.2307/1520195. ISSN 0899-2851.