Female Gazan PLC candidate to 'Post': I want a say in the decisions shaping my life - interview
- ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDSEPTEMBER 30, 2026 15:58Updated: SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 16:04At just 29, Hiyam Taha has already spent years challenging expectations of what a Palestinian woman can do.
- From earning the trust of a community initially uncomfortable with a woman dispensing medicine to breaking into the male-dominated world of sports, the pharmacist has now set her sights on politics.
- Speaking to The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday from Hamas-controlled territory in the Gaza Strip, Taha explained why she broke through strict gender expectations a third time to enter politics, why she aligned hers
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- ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDSEPTEMBER 30, 2026 15:58Updated: SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 16:04At just 29, Hiyam Taha has already spent years challenging expectations of what a Palestinian woman can do.
- From earning the trust of a community initially uncomfortable with a woman dispensing medicine to breaking into the male-dominated world of sports, the pharmacist has now set her sights on politics.
- Speaking to The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday from Hamas-controlled territory in the Gaza Strip, Taha explained why she broke through strict gender expectations a third time to enter politics, why she aligned hers
Sources: Jpost