Nonie Darwish

Nonie Darwish
Darwish in 2005
Born
Nahid Darwish

1948 (age 75–76)
Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt[1]
EducationAmerican University in Cairo
Occupations
  • Writer
  • public speaker
TitleFounder and President of Arabs for Israel

Nonie Darwish (Arabic: نوني درويش; born Nahid Darwish, 1949) is an Egyptian-American writer,[1] founder of Arabs for Israel movement, and is Director of Former Muslims United. Darwish is an outspoken critic of Islam.[1][2] The Southern Poverty Law Center has described her as an anti-Arab and anti-Muslim activist.[3][4]

Born in Egypt, Darwish is the daughter of an Egyptian Army lieutenant general, who was called a "shahid" by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser,[5] after being killed in a targeted killing by the Israel Defense Forces in 1956. Darwish blames "the Middle Eastern Islamic culture and the propaganda of hatred taught to children from birth" for his death. In 1978, she moved with her husband to the United States, and converted to Christianity there. In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, she has written on Islam-related topics.[5]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Guard0507 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Kressel, Neil J. (2006), The Sons of Pigs and Apes: Muslim Antisemitism and the Conspiracy of Silence, POTOMAC BOOKS, ISBN 978-1597977029
  3. ^ Pigott, Stephen (26 May 2017). "Anti-Muslim Activists, White Nationalists and Anti-Government Figures Join Pam Geller in NYC to Protest Linda Sarsour". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. ^ Piggott, Stephen (27 January 2017). "Anti-Muslim Voices Gather in Texas Capitol For 'Homeland Security Forum'". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b "We Don't Like to Hear That Here; Nonie Darwish is censored here and abroad". National Review Online. 20 November 2006. Archived from the original on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009.