Mona EL-FARRA Physician, Human Rights and Women’s Rights Activist(Palestine) Mona El-Farra is a Palestinian physician active in medical relief efforts in the Gaza Strip. Among many other activities, El-Farra heads the Rachel Corrie Children’s Center in Gaza and writes a well-regarded blog, "From Gaza, with Love," that has attracted attention from journalists, activists, and academics around the world. Dr. Mona El-Farra was born in Khan Younis, Gaza. Her family owned land in Gaza for about 900 years. In her lifetime, however, this land was confiscated by Israel and her family’s home was demolished. After obtaining her medical degree, she dedicated her life to working for relief in the Gaza Strip. Today, among many activities, she works as a physician in Northern Gaza. Some of her relief work includes creating programs that combine health services with community and cultural recreation services. She implements these programs as the Director of Gaza Projects for the Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA). El-Farra is also a health development consultant for the Union of Health Work Committees in Gaza and Vice President of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Gaza. El-Farra heads the Rachel Corrie Children’s Center, which is also in Gaza. The center is a project of the Union of Health Work Committees and is named after Rachel Corrie, an American activist who was killed by an Israeli Caterpillar bulldozer while protecting a home in Gaza from demolition. The Children’s Center provides a haven for the children from the ongoing war and violence surrounding them. El-Farra’s work extends beyond medical relief work. She is a human rights and women’s rights activist. She releases reports on the internet about the deterioration of health services in light of Israeli aggression in Gaza and the lack of resources. She has written for The Boston Globe, Le Monde Dipolimatique, The LA Times, and The Guardian. She also has been interviewed for Democracy Now! and the BBC. In addition, her blog, "From Gaza, with Love," has attracted attention from journalists, activists, and academics around the world. Currently, El-Farra is co-authoring a book with Noam Chomsky. El-Farra writes about Gaza from different perspectives: as a physician, as a mother, daughter, and civilian. She reports on deaths, malnutrition, contaminated waters, lack of medicine, and the deterioration of health for the Palestinian people. She also talks about the effects of the Israeli aggression against Gaza on her children, and her separation from her mother and other family members, especially during the summer of 2006.