▁( born ▁in ▁Naz are th , ▁British ▁Mand ate ▁of ▁Palest ine ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Palest in ian - American ▁activ ist ▁and ▁media ▁comment ator . ▁He ▁serves ▁currently ▁as ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁Arab ▁Center ▁Washington ▁DC , ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁think ▁tank ▁foc uss ing ▁on ▁U . S . ▁foreign ▁policy ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 1 3 , ▁Jah sh an ▁was ▁a ▁L ect urer ▁in ▁International ▁Studies ▁and ▁L anguages ▁at ▁Pe pp erd ine ▁University ▁and ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁its ▁Se aver ▁College ▁Washington ▁DC ▁Intern ship ▁Program . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁political ▁science ▁and ▁French ▁from ▁Hard ing ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Jah sh an ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁Palest in ian ▁Christian ▁family ▁in ▁Naz are th , ▁British ▁Mand ate ▁of ▁Palest ine ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁elementary ▁( E cole ▁Jes u ▁Ad oles cent - Don ▁Bos co ) ▁and ▁secondary ▁education ▁( T er ra ▁San ct a ) ▁there . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁college ▁education ▁at ▁Hard ing ▁University . ▁ ▁Tit les ▁and ▁positions ▁▁▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁direct ors ▁and ▁advis ory ▁bo ards ▁of ▁various ▁Middle ▁East - orient