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MORAD ELSANA, Israel
S.J.D. Candidate

Morad Elsana, an S.J.D. candidate at American University Washington College of Law, is completing his dissertation titled “Recognizing Indigenous Land Rights - the Case of the Bedouins in Israel.” Prior to joining Washington College of Law’s S.J.D. program, Mr. Elsana served as Staff Attorney & Director of Adalah's Naqab Office at the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Adalah, Israel (2001 - 2009).  Mr. Elsana also served as the Legal Advisor for Genesis- Community Advocacy (2001 - 2003) and Pro-bono Legal Advisor for the Regional Council for the Unrecognized Villages in the Negev (1997 - 2000). His fields of study and professional expertise include: Property Law and Indigenous Rights, Human Rights Law, Minority Rights, and Comparative International Law. Mr. Elsana is fluent in English, Arabic, and Hebrew.

Degrees & Universities

S.J.D. Candidate, American University Washington College of Law
L.L.M. in International Legal Studies, Specialization: International Protection of Human Rights, American University Washington College of Law, 2007
M.S.W., Specialization: Community Organizing & Development, McGill University, 2002
L.L.B., Tel Aviv University, 1996

Fellowships

Fellow of the Fulbright Outreach Program, 2009 - 2012
Fellow of the New Israel Fund Program in Civil Rights Leadership, 2006 - 2008
Fellow of McGill University Middle East Program for Civil Society & Peace Building, 2000 -2002

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