Napa for Peace in Palestine: Guest Speaker Hedab Tarifi

Tonight, our guest speaker is Hedab Tarifi, who was born in Gaza, Palestine and lived in Kuwait until after the first Gulf War, when she moved to Los Angeles. Hedab has been active in the Muslim and Interfaith communities in Southern California since 1994, working on building bridges and bringing people together. She served on the board of several Muslim non-profit organizations, including the New Horizon School Los Angeles, Shura Council of Southern California, and Islamic Networks Group. She was elected to be the first Chairwoman of both the Muslim Public Affairs Council in 2007 and the Islamic Center of Southern California in 2016. Hedab also served on the boards of several interfaith groups/organizations such as University Religious Conference at UCLA, the Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders, and the Academy of Judaic, Christian and Islamic Studies. Hedab worked as an IM Program Manager at General Electric Energy for 20 years. She is now an IT Consultant & Financial Coach. Since October 2023, Hedab focused her work and energy on bringing a ceasefire and a permanent peace for her family and people in Gaza.