ZULAYKHA AL-SHIHABI
1903–92

Credit:
Library of Congress, Prints & Photos Division [matpc 15738]
Women of Jerusalem: Celebrating International Women’s Day
Snapshot
This International Women’s Day, Jerusalem Story introduces you to eight Palestinian Jerusalemite women, past and present, who have rocked their city and their community in the fields of medicine, art, media, social service, and activism.
HIND TAHER AL-HUSSEINI
1916–94
FATIMA BUDEIRI
1923–2009
GEORGETTE RIZEK
1925–2018
JUMANA EL HUSSEINI
1932–2018
ZAHIRA KAMAL
1945–
SHIREEN ABU AKLEH
1971–2022
MUNA EL-KURD
1998–