

Raja Shehadeh is a Palestinian lawyer and writer and the founder of the pioneering Palestinian human rights Al-Haq. He is the author of several acclaimed books including Strangers in the House and When the Bulbul Stopped Singing and the winner of the 2007 Orwell Prize for Palestinian Walks (all Profile).
Occupation Diaries, published in 2012, has been shortlisted for The Orwell Prize 2013.