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The opening as it read in 2005

A convert to Christianity , she claims she is the daughter of a non-Palestinian " shahid " ( martyr ). Darwish blames "the Middle Eastern Islamic culture" for her father's death and to avenge it, she has adopted a mission to "expose Moslem culture and Islamic fundamentalists." She also says that, after having been raised in what she calls "an atmosphere of hatred for Israelis and Jews", she now wants to "promote reconciliation, acceptance and understanding" between Israelis and Arabs. According to her articles: she was raised in the Gaza Strip in the 1950s , attending a Palestinian preschool and kindergarten. Her father was a prominent non-Palestinian (presumably Egyptian ) military officer whose job was to "mobilize Palestinian forces into Israeli territory and cause as much death and damage to Israel as possible"; he asked for and was promised a transfer but was "killed by the Israelis in retaliation" two weeks before getting it, at the age of 35, thus becoming a shahid ( martyr ). After his death, her family moved to Cairo , where she attended Catholic high school and then the American University in Cairo , earning a BA in Sociology / Anthropology . She then worked as an editor and translator for the Middle East News Agency , until emigrating to the United States in 1978 , mainly to marry her Christian husband, ultimately receiving United States citizenship. After arriving in the US, she began attending a non-denominational evangelical church and converted to Christianity, or in her words, was "saved". Her website Arabs for Israel describes itself as an organization of Arabs and Muslims who "respect and support the State of Israel ", welcome a "peaceful and diverse Middle East ", reject "suicide/homicide terrorism as a form of Jihad ", and promote "constructive self-criticism and reform" in the Arab/Muslim world.¹

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The opening as it stood in 2010 8 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Nonie Darwish ( ) (born 1949 ) is an Egyptian-American human rights activist, and founder of Arabs For Israel, and is Director of Former Muslims United. The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law . Darwish's speech topics cover human rights, with emphasis on women's rights and minority rights in the Middle East. Born in Egypt, Darwish is the daughter of an Egyptian Army lieutenant general, who was called a " shahid " by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, after being killed in a targeted assassination in 1956. Darwish blames "the Middle Eastern Islamic culture and the propaganda of hatred taught to children from birth" for his death. In 1978, she moved with her husband to the United States, and converted to Christianity there. After September 11, 2001 she has written on Islam-related topics.

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The opening as it stood in 2015

Nonie Darwish ( ; born 1949) is an Egyptian-American human rights activist and critic of Islam , and founder of Arabs for Israel , and is Director of Former Muslims United . The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law , and The Devil We Don't Know: The Dark Side of Revolutions in the Middle East . Darwish's speech topics cover human rights, with emphasis on women's rights and minority rights in the Middle East. Born in Egypt, Darwish is the daughter of an Egyptian Army lieutenant general, who was called a " shahid " by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser , after being killed in a targeted killing by the Israel Defense Forces in 1956. Darwish blames "the Middle Eastern Islamic culture and the propaganda of hatred taught to children from birth" for his death. In 1978, she moved with her husband to the United States, and converted to Christianity there. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks , she has written on Islam-related topics.

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The opening as it stood in 2020

Nonie Darwish ( ; born Nahid Darwish , 1949) is an American human rights activist and critic of Islam , and founder of Arabs for Israel , and is Director of Former Muslims United . The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law , The Devil We Don't Know: The Dark Side of Revolutions in the Middle East , and Wholly Different: Why I Chose Biblical Values Over Islamic Values . Darwish's speech topics cover human rights, with emphasis on women's rights and minority rights in the Middle East. Born in Egypt, Darwish is the daughter of an Egyptian Army lieutenant general, who was called a " shahid " by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser , after being killed in a targeted killing by the Israel Defense Forces in 1956. Darwish blames "the Middle Eastern Islamic culture and the propaganda of hatred taught to children from birth" for his death. In 1978, she moved with her husband to the United States, and converted to Christianity there. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks , she has written on Islam-related topics.

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

American activist Nonie Darwish ( ; born Nahid Darwish , 1949) is an Egyptian-American writer, founder of Arabs for Israel movement, and is Director of Former Muslims United. Darwish is an outspoken critic of Islam. The Southern Poverty Law Center has described her as an anti-Arab and anti-Muslim activist. Born in Egypt, Darwish is the daughter of an Egyptian Army lieutenant general, who was called a " shahid " by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser , after being killed in a targeted killing by the Israel Defense Forces in 1956. Darwish blames "the Middle Eastern Islamic culture and the propaganda of hatred taught to children from birth" for his death. In 1978, she moved with her husband to the United States, and converted to Christianity there. In the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks , she has written on Islam-related topics.

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The opening as it stood in 2025 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

American activist (born 1948) Nonie Darwish ( Arabic : نوني درويش ; born Nahid Darwish , 1948) is an Egyptian-American author, writer, founder of the Arabs for Israel movement, and director of Former Muslims United. Darwish is an outspoken critic of Islam . The Southern Poverty Law Center has described her as an anti-Arab and anti-Muslim activist.

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