Raja Shehadeh was born in Jaffa, Israel and trained to be a lawyer in London. He is a founder of the human rights organisation Al-Haq, which is an affiliate of the International Commission of Jurists. Mr Shehadeh is an award-winning author and has written multiple books on international law, human rights and the Middle East. In 2008 he won the Orwell Prize for political writing for his book Palestinian Walks. His biography Where the Line is Drawn: Crossing Boundaries in Occupied Palestine was chosen for BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week and Going Home: A Walk Through Fifty Years of Occupation won the 2020 Moore prize. Mr Shehadeh currently lives in Ramallah, West Bank. His most recent work We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I will be published in early August 2022.

Events participated in:

In Conversation with Raja Shehadeh, Sarah Helm, and Derek Goldman: Join Sarah Helm as she discusses Raja Shehadeh’s new book on Palestine and the power of narrative with Derek Goldman from Georgetown University. (2022)

Language of War, Language of Peace: The UN’s Robert Dann talks to Raja Shehadeh about Language of War, Language of Peace, a book on the Israeli/Palestine conflict. (2015)

Occupaion Diaries: Take a literary walk in Palestine with the Orwell Prize winning author Raja Shehadeh as he discusses his new book with comedian, writer and broadcaster Mark Thomas. (2012)

Laying down the law: What role for the Literary Advocate?: Three lawyers and authors share their views; with Petina Gappah, Michael Mansfield QC and Raja Shehadeh. (2010)

The Literary Walk: Join Fiona Houston for another literary hill walk with Palestinian author Raja Shehadeh. (2010)

Raja Shehadeh: ‘Palestinian Walks: Notes on a Vanishing Landscape’ won the 2008 George Orwell Prize for its frank insight into the Israeli occupation and its impact on the Palestinian people and landscape. Join Raja as he talk about his new memoirs and hopes for Palestine. (2010)