Shafeek Nader
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Shafeek Nader was the first son of Rose Nader
, and older brother of Ralph Nader
, Laura Nader
and Claire Nader
. He was a community advocate and the principal founder of Northwestern Connecticut Community College
. After his death in 1986, The Shafeek Nader Trust for the Community Interest was created in his honor. Nader was a graduate of the University of Toronto
.
Rose Nader
Rose Nader was the mother of U.S. activist, consumer advocate, and frequent third-party candidate, Ralph Nader and community advocate Shafeek Nader. She was a well-known activist in her hometown of Winsted, Connecticut.Rose Bouziane was born in Zahlé, Lebanon, to a sheep broker and a teacher...
, and older brother of Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government....
, Laura Nader
Laura Nader
Laura Nader is an American anthropologist.She has been a Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley since 1960. She received a BA in Latin American Studies from Wells College in Aurora, NY in 1952. She received her Ph.D...
and Claire Nader
Claire Nader
Claire Nader is a social scientist and a sister of Ralph, Laura, and Shafeek Nader.She holds a Ph.D. in political science.During the 1960s she worked with Alvin Weinberg at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where she conducted civil defense research related to the potential societal aftereffects of a...
. He was a community advocate and the principal founder of Northwestern Connecticut Community College
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
Northwestern Connecticut Community College is a publiccommunity college in Winsted, Connecticut. As measured by enrollment itis the smallest or second-smallest of the twelve colleges in theConnecticut Community Collegessystem....
. After his death in 1986, The Shafeek Nader Trust for the Community Interest was created in his honor. Nader was a graduate of the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
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