96:-influenced father, who was a school principal. Her family placed immense importance on education; her paternal grandmother, who was illiterate, ensured her seven children were educated. Her family were also promoters of peace and nonviolence. Her maternal great-grandfather helped protect Jewish residents of Hebron during the
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Abuarquob's family moved to Saudi Arabia for a few years during her childhood, before returning to the West Bank, where they settled in
Bethlehem. There, her father taught at a Catholic school. The family later relocated again, to a village near
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for a graduate degree in conflict transformation and peace studies, graduating in 2006. While at the university, Abuarquob was also able to reconnect with her
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