Shehadeh is a founder of the human rights organization Al-Haq,[2] an affiliate of the International Commission of Jurists. He has written several books on international law, human rights and the Middle East. Strangers in the House was described by The Economist as "distinctive and truly impressive".[5] In 2008, he won the Orwell Prize, Britain's pre-eminent award for political writing, for his book Palestinian Walks.[6] Shehadeh was critical of the Palestinian National Authority for having imported on its return the prejudices of the Palestinian diaspora.