Sana al-Sayegh
Sana al-Sayegh is the dean of the Science and Technology Faculty at the University of Palestine.[1] She has represented the university at numerous conferences around the world.
Conversion[edit]
Al-Sayegh's conversion to Islam from Christianity in August 2007 provoked controversy. Fatah officials accused their political rival Hamas of kidnapping al-Sayegh and forcing her to convert to Islam.[2] Hamas has denied the allegation.
Meeting her mother at the home of a Hamas official, Al-Sayegh told her, "Yes, God has guided me through the right path." The mother, however, later claimed that her daughter was forced to make that statement.[1] Sources close to the family claim that al-Sayegh called them to indicate she was forced to marry a Muslim professor at the University.[3]
Ala Aklouk, a senior Muslim cleric in Gaza City, said he met the professor and concluded that she converted to Islam of her free will. He denied allegations that she was forced to convert because of her marriage to a Muslim man. He claimed the professor was "afraid" to tell her family about her conversion.[1]
Hanan Matar, a female activist working for the Gaza-based Palestinian Center for Human Rights, said she met with al-Sayegh, who denied having converted because of her marriage. She described al-Sayegh's behaviour as that of a "religious Muslim woman".[1]
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