Coordinator of Arts Workshop in NCCR Wins "Creative Woman" Award

In a party held by the Creative Woman Association to award winners of the Annual Creative Woman Award "First Term" in Bader Cultural Center's hall, Sausan El-Khalili, coordinator of arts workshop in the National Center for Community Rehabilitation, was rewarded the award of the Creative Woman in the field of painting. The arbitration panel consisted of the great poet Ahmad Dahbour, the Palestinian director Swailem El-Absy, Nadia Abu Nahla head of Women Affairs Crew, head of board of directors of Women Affairs Center Nebras Bseisu, Dr. Bassam Abu Hasheesh, plastic artist Basel El-Maqousy, Donia El-Amal Ismael directress of the Creative Woman Association, representatives of civil society associations, knowledgeable and interested people.

Sausan El-Khalili delivered the speech of the winners in the ceremony which included various artistic sections, and she welcomed the attendants and thanked the Creative Woman Association for their distinguished efforts through their kind initiative to honor the creative women in the Palestinian society.

El-Khalili expressed her pride and ecstasy for being chosen with the winners for this year, pointing that creativity means sincere sensation and locates in the person's ability and skill to convert the idea of fantasy in his/her mind to something real and tangible, as there is no creativity without talent.

In the same regard, Mr. Khaled Abu Zaid, chairman of the NCCR, expressed appreciation to the great efforts exerted by Sausan El-Khalili. Furthermore, he insisted that she was, and is, and will always be a symbol the Palestinian disabled woman who defies challenges and give much to the disabled, pointing that she was chosen Employee of the Year in the center for the year 2007.

It is worthy to mention that Sausan El-Khalili is a volunteer in the General Federation of the Disabled for 8 years, and she represented the disabled more than once in the national and international occasions.