About Sikkuy-Aufoq | אודות סיכוי-אופוק | حول سيكوي-أفق
Kholod Idres joined Sikkuy in September 2019 as Co-Director of the Shared Society Department. Prior to joining Sikkuy, she spent a decade working for the Association of Civil Rights as the Human Rights and Anti-Racist Education Manager. Prior to that, she served as the first Arab Co-CEO of Mahapach-Taghir, a Jewish-Arab NGO for social change, where she developed a vision for a shared society and the model for joint management.
In the past, Kholod played a prominent role on the Committee for Equal Education in the organizations Kedma, Zochrot and Reut-Sadaka. She is currently an Audit Committee member of Zazim, a campaigning community for social and political change, and an Executive Committee member of Mahapach-Taghir.
Kholod holds a BA in Sociology and Human Resources and an MA in Gender Studies, both from Bar-Ilan University. She also holds a graduate certificate in organizational consultation from Haifa University.
Kholod lives in Tamra with her partner, Bassam, and their three children.
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Representation Index
Targeting the underrepresentation of Arabs in Israeli media coverage, we measure discrimination, publish the data, and pinpoint those responsible
Shared Society Department
We seek to promote, expand, and shape a reality that embraces a shared society and shared spaces that is grounded in mutual respect, trust and a deep encounter between Arab and Jewish citizens