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Joy Totah Hilden
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A Passion for Learning by Joy Totah Hilden
Joy Totah Hilden was born in 1935 in Jerusalem to a Palestinian father and an American mother, both ...view moreAbout the Author
A Passion for Learning by Joy Totah Hilden
Joy Totah Hilden was born in 1935 in Jerusalem to a Palestinian father and an American mother, both Quakers. Her family immigrated to the United States when she was a child of nine years. Joys Arab heritage has deeply affected her outlook and pursuits and laid the foundation for her deep interest in Arab culture.
She graduated with honors from the San Francisco Art Institute with a bachelors of fine arts degree in 1958 and received general and special secondary teaching credentials in 1964 from San Francisco State University. She taught art and English in secondary schools for eighteen years, continuing to practice fine and textile art.
From 1982 to 1994, Joy and her husband lived in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, where he taught at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. During that time, she did independent primary research in Bedouin weaving, traveling throughout the kingdom and surrounding countries. The resulting book, Bedouin Weaving of Saudi Arabia and Its Neighbours, was published in 2010 by Arabian Publishing Ltd. in London. Since returning from Arabia, she has focused on speaking about Bedouin weaving, organizing her familys archives, and writing this biography of her father.view less
Books by Joy Totah Hilden
A Passion for Learning: The Life Journey of Khalil Totah, a Palestinian Quaker Educator and Activist