Aisha Odeh has published three books including an autobiography that details allegations of abuse during her imprisonment.
22 Facts About Aisha Odeh
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Aisha Odeh was the recipient of the Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2015.
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Aisha Odeh was born in Deir Jarir where she attended primary school.
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Aisha Odeh completed her schooling in nearby Ramallah where she earned a diploma in education at the Teacher's College in Ramallah in 1966.
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Aisha Odeh worked as a mathematics and science teacher at Ein Yabrud Middle School for Girls from 1966.
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Aisha Odeh became politically active in secondary school and joined the Arab Nationalist Movement.
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On 21 February 1969, Aisha Odeh planted a bomb in a Jerusalem supermarket that resulted in the deaths of two Israeli students.
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Aisha Odeh had worked with an accomplice, Rasmea Odeh, who chose the target and scouted the location.
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On 1 March 1969, Aisha Odeh was arrested by Israeli forces; her parents' house was blown up by the Israeli army shortly afterwards as part of collective punishment.
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Aisha Odeh was held in Neve Tirtza, the only women's prison in Israel.
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On 14 March 1979, Aisha Odeh was freed as part of a prisoner exchange agreement but was repatriated to Jordan.
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Aisha Odeh returned to Ramallah on 24 November 1994 after the signing of the Oslo Accord.
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In 2015, Aisha Odeh was awarded with the Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought.
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Aisha Odeh has been a member of the Palestinian National Council since 1981 and the Palestinian Writers' Union since 2005.
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Aisha Odeh was a member of the administrative council of the General Union of Palestinian Women from 1985 to 2007.
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Aisha Odeh was part of the central committee of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine from 1989 to 1991.
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Aisha Odeh founded the Deir Jarir Women Society in 2002 and Association of Women Who Were Imprisoned for Freedom in 2010; she serves as president for both groups.
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Aisha Odeh founded the Ashkelon Cultural Forum in 2011 and remains as a member.
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Aisha Odeh served as the vice president of the Young Artists Forum from 2006 to 2010.
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Aisha Odeh is an active participant in lectures and cultural activities in secondary schools, universities and youth centres.
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Aisha Odeh appears in the 2004 documentary, Women in Struggle, where she describes her involvement in the 1969 bombing.
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Aisha Odeh was interviewed for the 2007 documentary, Tell Your Tale, Little Bird, about the participation of women in the Palestinian resistance.