Fayyad Sbaihat () born in

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, is a

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-American writer.

Life

As a student activist, Fayyad focused on

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, social responsibility in investing, and human rights. In line with a movement modeled after the anti-apartheid corporate divestment campaign directed at

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in the 1970s and 1980s. He became one of the leaders of and the national spokesperson of the

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, the umbrella organization that coordinates the divestment campaign across the US colleges. Fayyad later wrote a divestment handbook titled "Fighting the New Apartheid". While in college, Fayyad contributed a regular column to the student newspaper ''The Badger Herald'', covering a variety of political issues, but focusing on the Middle East.

Life

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