Majeda Awawdeh is an academic, entrepreneur and advocate for women’s education. Born in the turbulent region of ‘1948 Palestine’, she is one of two million Palestinians who lived within Israel, navigating a complex identity under occupation. As a teenager, she experienced the rise of Islamic conservatism, shaping her early life and family dynamics.
Majeda holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, a Master’s in Mathematics Education, and a PhD in Mathematics Education and Cognitive Load Theory. In 2005, she received a scholarship to study at the University of New South Wales.
Following her academic career, she founded a business applying her research findings, and self-published 98 academic books and resources widely used in education. Her entrepreneurial achievements have been recognised with the Telstra Business Women’s Award for Small Business in NSW.
Majeda’s memoir, The Sky is Concave, offers a compelling story about surviving domestic violence, reclaiming her voice, and navigating cultural and political challenges as a Palestinian woman in Israel and later in Australia. Majeda prefers the term “domestic violence defeater” over “victim,” reflecting her commitment to resilience, empowerment, and transformation.