International Women’s Day: first-ever Palestine female football captain Honey Thaljieh joins Peace and Sport as new Champion for Peace

An inspiring role-model, Honey Thaljieh will help spread the Peace through

Sport movement in the Middle-East and beyond

On the International Women’s Day, Peace and Sport President Joël Bouzou unveiled Honey Thaljieh as the latest “Champion for Peace”. The announcement comes at the time when Peace and Sport gains strong momentum throughout the Middle- East region, in the lead up to the first-ever Peace and Sport Dubai Forum.

A well-known and inspiring sportswoman, having been the first-ever female football captain in Palestine, Honey Thaljieh is also an active member of the Peace through Sport family. A true herald of the role sport  can play in the pursuit of peace, Honey Thaljieh ignited the audience  of  the  latest  Peace  and  Sport  International  Forum  in  Sochi,  with  a  moving testimony of the obstacles she had to overcome in her  career. Being Palestinian, Arab, woman,  born  in  Bethlehem  and  a  female  football  player,  Honey  Thaljieh  has  a  deep understanding of the challenges in Middle-East and how sport can help achieving progress. She will from now share her unique vision with Peace and Sport, helping the organization fully understand the regional stakes and support field projects in the future.

From Monaco, where she visited today Peace and Sport’s offices and met with the whole

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team,  Honey  declared:  “on  this  international  women’s  day,  I  am  proud  to  become  a Champion for Peace. Sport made me who I am today and I am glad to have the opportunity to give back all I received. I  know sport can make a positive impact for the peace in the Middle-East and I am eager to be a part of the change”.

President Bouzou praised Honey Thaljieh’s contribution to the promotion of the cause of peace through  sport, stating: “We are extremely pleased to welcome Honey Thaljieh, an inspiring  young  woman  who  fully  embodies  the  values  of  our  organization.  Honey has already done a meaningful contribution to peace. We are looking forward to our future collaboration in the Middle East and beyond. The story and values of Honey Thaljieh are truly universal. As a new Champion for Peace, she will inspire generations of fans worldwide.”