RAYA TUFFAHA, Author of TO ALL THE YELLOW FLOWERS Recognized
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Raya Tuffaha has been recognized as one of this country's 2025 most impressive young Arab-American professionals. The Arab America Foundation lists her as an awardee in its annual "Thirty Under Thirty" rankings. Here's a link to the full article with pictures and profiles of all 30 winners: https://www.arabamerica.com/arab-america-foundation-announces-30-under-30-awardees-class-of-2025/ And here's the portion about Raya's achievements.
Raya Tuffaha
Raya Tuffaha is a Palestinian actor, fight director and writer based in Seattle. Her work champions Palestinian women and their self-determination. After completing the first undergraduate thesis in fight direction at Swarthmore College, she returned to Seattle and helped revitalize The Seattle Sockeye stage combat workshop. As the only Arab fight director in the PNW, her practice highlights the body as an art form and record keeper. She studies both stage combat and Palestinian self-sustenance as models for collective safety, care & liberation. She’s published two poetry books, and is excited to continue her writing career as a poet, playwright, ethnographer and children’s book author, with an ultimate goal to preserve Palestinian culture and heritage. Her community work began with artistic PTSD relief for Syrian refugee children in Amman, and she continues to support arts organizations in their commitment to equity and justice.