Mohammed Shihad Dajani Daoudi | |
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محمد الدجاني الداودي | |
Born | Jerusalem | March 19, 1946
Nationality | Palestinian |
Alma mater | |
Employer | Al-Quds University |
Mohammed Shihad Dajani Daoudi[1] (Arabic: محمد الدجاني الداودي; born March 19, 1946) is a Palestinian professor and peace activist. Dajani gained international recognition for his work in helping to raise awareness concerning the Holocaust through a variety of media. Dajani has also been active in forming relationships with Jewish and Christian religious leaders and peace activists to spread the Wasatia message of understanding, tolerance, coexistence and brotherhood. Dajani is tackling the ideological roots of extremism. In 2014, he became the center of a controversy when he led a group of students from Al-Quds University to Auschwitz.