Nadia Hilou
Nadia Hilou | |
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2006–2009 | Labor Party |
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| Born | 5 July 1953 Jaffa, Israel |
| Died | 27 February 2015 (aged 61) |
Nadia Hilou (
Christian MK.[1]
Biography
Hilou was born in Jaffa, Israel, to Christian Arab parents. She studied at Tel Aviv University where she gained a BA in social work in 1976. She later returned to qualify for an MA in the same subject. In 1997, she became director of the Division for the Status of Women in the Union of local authorities, and in 2002 became deputy chairwoman of the Na'amat Women's Organisation.
Hilou entered politics following the
cyber sex with minors.[2] She has also initiated legislation on compensating the relatives of murder victims.[3]
In 2007, she voiced a complaint about the treatment of her children at
Ben-Gurion Airport by security staff, saying that their treatment was "humiliating."[4] She lost her seat in the 2009 elections
.
In 2013, her autobiography, titled The Pioneer from Ajami, was published in Hebrew by
HaKibbutz HaMeuhad
Press.
Hilou lived in Jaffa, and died in February 2015 from cancer.[5] She was survived by a husband and four daughters, Natali, Cristina, Rola and Rena.[6]
Bibliography
- Poretzet HaDerekh MiAjami (The Trailblazer from Ajami), HaKibbutz HaMeuhad, 2013 (in Hebrew)
See also
References
- ^ Meet the New MK: Nadia Hilou[permanent dead link] Jerusalem Post, 28 April 2006
- ^ New law to deal tougher with cyber sex with minors Haaretz, 9 January 2007
- ^ Ministers okay bill to compensate families of murder victims Haaretz, 17 December 2007
- ^ Arab Labor MK says airport security 'humiliated' her children Haaretz, 1 October 2007
- ^ Nadia Hilou, first Arab Christian woman to serve in Knesset, dies at 61 Haaretz, 27 February 2015
- Ynetnews, 27 February 2015
External links
- Nadia Hilou on the Knesset website
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