Mantoura, Leila, (1927-2000), Palestinian activist, humanitarian, company director

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Surname:	Mantoura
Forenames:	Leila
Gender:	Female
Date:	1927-2000
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P320911 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P63596 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1977-1995: correspondence with her Israeli friend, Ruth Dayan (1917-2021), activist, humanitarian and arts company director; letters incl family news, as well as references to events in Palestine and Lebanon, prospects for peace, the Tewfik Canaan collection of amulets and folklore, Palestinian costumes, criticism of Abu Ammar [Yasser Arafat] and PLO policies, and the potential difficulties raised by their friendship within certain parts of the Arab and Israeli communities	University of Exeter Library (Special Collections)	EUL MS 478 add. 1	See Annual Return 2023