Nuzha Nuseibeh

Nuzha Nuseibeh
Born1926
Died2013
NationalityPalestinian
SpouseAnwar Nuseibeh
ChildrenMunira; Saida; Zaki; Sari; Hatem; Saker
ParentYaqub al-Ghusayn (father)

Nuzha Nuseibeh (née Yacoub Al-Ghussein, 1926-2013), was a Palestinian political and women's rights activist. She helped establish many of the women's institutions in the West Bank and Jerusalem and organised the first civilian protests against Israeli occupation post the June 1967 war. She was the founder of several orphanages and charity schools, as well as the Young Women's Muslim Association.