RAYA TUFFAHA In 2025 Arab America Foundation "30 Under 30"

Details

Category: Authors

Published: Tuesday, 01 July 2025 01:23

Written by Super User

Hits: 7

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.