Matiel Mogannam

Matiel Mogannam (; 1899–1992) was a Palestinian Arab lawyer who headed the women's movement in the 1920s and 1930s in the Mandatory Palestine. She served as the secretary of the Arab Women's Executive (AWE).

Early life and education

Matiel was born in Lebanon into a Palestinian Christian family in 1899. The same year she delivered another speech in Jaffa when there were nationalist demonstrations. The book was first published by the London-based Herbert Joseph in 1937. It is the only book about the women's movement during the Mandate period. She returned to the USA in 1980 and lived in Falls Church, Virginia. He was a lawyer and was a member of the Arab Anglican family from Jerusalem. Matiel's husband was an officer of the National Defense Party. He died in 1943.