Khalil Jahshan
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Khalil Jahshan | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 9, 1948 |
| Nationality |  American |
| Education | Harding University |
| Occupation(s) | Executive Director of Arab Center Washington DC, Inc. |
| Title | Executive Director |
Khalil Jahshan (Arabic: خليل جهشان) (born in Nazareth, British Mandate of Palestine in 1948) is a Palestinian-American political analyst and media commentator. He serves currently as Executive Director of Arab Center Washington DC, a nonprofit think tank focusing on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Between 2004-2013, Jahshan was a Lecturer in International Studies and Languages at Pepperdine University and Executive Director of its Seaver College Washington DC Internship Program. He received a bachelor's degree in political science and French from Harding University in 1972.[1]
Early life
[edit]Jahshan was born to a Palestinian Christian family in Nazareth, British Mandate of Palestine in 1948. He completed his elementary (Ecole Jesu Adolescent-Don Bosco) and secondary education (Terra Sancta) there. In 1969, he traveled to the United States to pursue his college education at Harding University.[1]
Titles and positions
[edit]- Member of the boards of directors and advisory boards of various Middle East-oriented groups, including ANERA, MIFTAH and Search for Common Ground in the Middle East[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
- National Association of Arab-Americans
- Palestinian Christians
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About the Washington DC Internship Program | Seaver College | Pepperdine University". seaver.pepperdine.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12.
External links
[edit]- Khalil Jahshan LinkedIn profile
- Khalil Jahshan on Charlie Rose
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Khalil Jahshan collected news and commentary at Al Jazeera English