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Ahed Tamimi

2001 - Today

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Ahed Tamimi (Arabic: عهد التميمي, romanized: ‘Ahad at-Tamīmī, also romanized Ahd; born 31 January 2001) is a Palestinian activist from the village of Nabi Salih in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Best known for appearances in photos and videos in which she confronts Israeli soldiers, she has been hailed by pro-Palestinian activists as a symbol of Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation. Her memoir They Called Me a Lioness was published in 2022. In December 2017, Tamimi was detained by Israeli authorities for slapping a soldier, which was filmed and went viral, attracting international interest and debate. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Ahed Tamimi is the 728th most popular social activist (down from 628th in 2024). (down from 4,656th in 2019)

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Ahed Tamimi ranks 728 out of 840. Before her are Lučka Kajfež Bogataj, Ni Yulan, Matthew Shepard, Andrea James, Jacqueline Moudeina, and Salwan Momika. After her are Valery Levaneuski, Laxmi Agarwal, John Paulson, Wendell Phillips, Bill Ayers, and Ruthie Tompson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2001, Ahed Tamimi ranks 45. Before her are Strahinja Pavlović, Joan García, Freya Allan, Joshua Zirkzee, Raffey Cassidy, and Winter. After her are Nicolas Jackson, Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, Micky van de Ven, James Wiseman, Arnau Tenas, and Álex Baena.

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