Join Areej Masoud, founder of Khayari Women’s Leadership and Economic Empowerment Organization in Bethlehem, as we learn about the work she has done to highlight the voices of Palestinians living in Palestine. She will speak about Palestinian women’s empowerment.
Sunday, Sep. 21, 2025 | 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. | MCC Conference Room | Join in-person or watch live at mcceastbay.org/live
Sponsored by Asbury United Methodist Church, Friends of Wadi Foquin, Soul of My Soul Exhibit & MCC East Bay.
Reverend Michael Yoshii will be MCing this event. He has been advocating for Palestine from the Bay Area for decades
On Friday, September 19, local Bay Area groups supporting Khayari Foundation, which is an organization located in Bethlehem that seeks to empower Palestinian women will also table at MCC during the three Jumu’ah prayer services: https://mcceastbay.org/event/friends-of-wadi-foquin-tables-mcc-jumuahs
Areej will share her personal journey, the mission of Khayari, and how Palestinian women are shaping hope and resilience in the face of war and occupation. The ongoing conflict has created severe hardships for Palestinians. This event offers a chance to hear directly from someone working on the ground to empower women and build hope amid these challenges.
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Areej Masoud is a Palestinian Christian woman from Bethlehem and the founder of Khayari Women’s Leadership and Economic Empowerment Organization. Born and raised under occupation, she speaks from a place of urgency. Now witnessing a genocide unfold in Gaza, Palestinians struggle to keep hope alive in the West Bank.
Khayari provides leadership training, economic opportunities, and spaces for women to heal and build supportive communities. The organization supports young Palestinian women by providing leadership opportunities, economic empowerment, and a platform for their voic
Just months before the war began, Christian Palestinian Activist Areej Masoud launched Khayari to create a space for young Palestinian women to lead, heal, and find direction in a world that often denies them the right to exist. The organization is Palestinian-led, woman-founded, and deeply rooted in lived reality. Areej’s work and ministry centers on women’s voices, economic empowerment, and reclaiming space amid destruction. Her presence is not to dwell in the evil in the world, but to engender courage and find hope for the future.
Palestinian Christian Areej Masoud, works in communications at Bethlehem Bible College. She will outline the everyday difficulties of life in the occupied West Bank.
Areej is impassioned to speak up on behalf of her people and introduce the world to her reality, often hidden from mainstream media! A reality where access to basic necessities such as healthcare, education, water, shelter, freedom of movement and economic security is greatly restricted.
Areej Masoud is a Palestinian Christian woman from Bethlehem and the founder of Khayari Women’s Leadership and Economic Empowerment Organization. Born and raised under occupation, she speaks from a place of urgency. Now witnessing a genocide unfold in Gaza, Palestinians struggle to keep hope alive in the West Bank.Just months before the war began, Areej launched Khayari to create a space for young Palestinian women to lead, heal, and find direction in a world that often denies them the right to exist. The organization is Palestinian-led, woman-founded, and deeply rooted in lived reality. Areej’s work centers on women’s voices, economic empowerment, and reclaiming space amid destruction. Her presence is not to dwell in the evil in the world, but to engender courage and find hope for the future.