Who We Are

We are a group of British Palestinian citizens with experience in a range of professional fields including policy, advocacy, human rights, law, academia, journalism, arts and culture. Many of us also represent other organisations or constituencies concerned with the promotion of Palestinian rights.

We are an independent organisation that is not affiliated with any particular political party, religion, or ideology in Palestine or the UK. While we make no claim to represent British Palestinians as a whole, our members represent a broad and diverse range of British-Palestinian experiences and perspectives.

We believe that working collaboratively is essential to achieving our shared vision. We actively seek to align with and amplify the work of other organisations advocating for Palestinian rights, and those working towards social and political justice more broadly.

Core Principles

The BPC is committed to the fundamental principles of freedom, justice, and equality for all.

We uphold the core inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to self-determination and right of return to our historic homeland, and all associated rights enshrined within the various bodies of international law. 

We understand the Palestinian cause as fundamentally a struggle against settler colonialism. We are in solidarity with movements across the world seeking to resist colonialism, racism, and other forms of structural injustice. We seek to work in partnership with those taking up the fight against hatred and discrimination, wherever they occur. 

Executive Committee

  • Mazen Masri

    Senior Lecturer in Law, City University

  • Aimee Shalan

    Director, Makan

    Chair of the Executive Committee

  • Dina Matar

    Professor of Political Communication and Chair, Centre for Palestine Studies, SOAS

  • Zena Agha

    Writer and Policy Analyst

Advisory Council

  • Rasha Abdul-Rahim

    Director of Amnesty Tech at Amnesty International

  • Ahmed Alnaouq

    Co-founder & Director, We Are Not Numbers

  • Omar Al-Qattan

    Chairman of the Board of Trustees, AM Qattan Foundation & Chair of The Palestinian Museum

  • Tareq Baconi

    President of the Board, Al-Shabaka

  • Zaher Birawi

    Chair, Europal Forum

  • Izzat Darwazeh

    ICCS Director, Chair of Communications Engineering, University College London

  • Selma Dabbagh

    Lawyer and writer

  • Muna Dajani

    Fellow in Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

  • Adam Hanieh

    Professor of Political Economy and Global Development, University of Exeter.

  • Nadia Hijab

    Author and Human Rights Advocate

  • Ben Jamal

    Director, Palestine Solidarity Campaign

  • Dalal Jebril-Rogers

    Operations Manager, The Britain Palestine Media Centre & Broadcast journalist

  • Ghada Karmi

    Former research fellow, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter

  • Samira Kawar

    Energy journalist, former M.E. editor at Argus Media

  • Karma Nabulsi

    Professor, Oxford University and Chair of Trustees, Hoping Foundation

  • Ahmed Najar

    Senior Financial and Economic Advisor, Playwright and Director

  • Nadia Naser-Najjab

    Senior Lecturer in Palestine Studies, University of Exeter

  • Mezna Qato

    Director, Margaret Anstee Centre for Global Studies, University of Cambridge

  • Atallah Said OBE

    Honorary Patron and Founder, British Palestinian Committee

  • Akram Salhab

    Palestinian organiser and PhD student at Queen Mary, University of London

  • Abdulnaser Sayma

    Academic

  • Omar Shweiki

    Director, Friends of Birzeit University (Fobzu)

  • Nimer Sultany

    Reader in Public Law, SOAS University

  • Khaled Ziada

    Director and CEO at Marsm UK and Founder and Co-Director of the London Palestine Film Festival

Staff

  • Sara Husseini

    Director

  • Eli Machover

    Senior Public Affairs Officer

  • Leanne Mohamad

    Policy Advocacy Officer