HANADI HALAWANI is a prominent Palestinian activist in the Old City of Jerusalem and a Quran teacher at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Despite living within walking distance from Al-Aqsa, the Israeli Occupation authorities have barred her from entering or praying there for years, due to her political activism and advocacy of Palestinian rights in occupied East Jerusalem. In June 2021, she was awarded the International Solidarity with Palestine Award from the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) at Istanbul Zaim University.