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In today's episode of Good on Wood we speak to Sami Awad (Co-Director of Nonviolence International & Founder of The Holy Land Trust) about the life and legacy of his uncle Mubarak Awad (oft referred to as “the Gandhi of Palestine”). In our conversation, Sami Awad shares personal anecdotes and historical context, highlighting the profound teachings of his grandmother, the impact of the Nakba on all Palestinian families, and the principles of nonviolent action which has shaped his uncle's activism until this day.
The discussion also explores the challenge of promoting nonviolence in deeply traumatised societies, the importance of building complex relationships across divides, and the tension between academic theories of peace and the lived realities of grassroots activists. Through it all, Awad highlights the resilience and steadfastness required in the face of adversity, advocating for mercy, humility and costly collective action as essential components of effective resistance.
About Sami Awad
Sami Awad is Co-Director of Nonviolence International, the organization founded by Mubarak Awad after he was deported by the Israeli government in 1988. Sami is also the Founder and the former Executive Director of Holy Land Trust in Bethlehem. Born in the United States to Palestinian parents; his father (originally from Jerusalem) became a refugee at the age of nine following his father’s death in the 1948 war leaving behind his wife and seven children. Sami’s mother is from the Gaza Strip where members of his family are still living. Growing up in a violent situation, at a young age Sami was influenced deeply by the teaching of his uncle Mubarak, the Palestinian activist who promoted and engaged in nonviolent resistance to the occupation during the first Intifadah. From a young age Sami was introduced to and influenced by great leaders and visionaries of peace and non-violence, from Jesus to Gandhi to Martin Luther King Jr.
Sami holds a Doctoral Degree in Divinity from the Chicago Theological Seminary, a master's degree in international relations from the American University in Washington D.C. and an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Kansas.
Today Sami is active both locally in Palestine and globally; promoting, teaching, and practicing nonviolent resistance, collective trauma healing, and conflict transformation.
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