Palestinian Women

A Palestinian woman looks nervous as an Israeli soldier stops her at a checkpoint, West Bank, 2025.
Video The Hidden War on Palestinian Women: Checkpoint Diaries

Anonymous testimonies expose the harsh impact of checkpoints on Palestinian women.

Photo Wajiha al-Husseini: A Life alongside the Resistance

A quiet force in the early Palestinian struggle

Bio Melia Sakakini

A prominent Palestinian educator, women’s rights activist, and nationalist

Photo YWCA Women in Jerusalem

A century of empowerment

Graphic Jerusalem’s Sun Will Rise Again

A painting by Jumana El Husseini

Blog Post From the Depths of Pain, the Project of Hope, Shaffaf, Was Born

A home-based artist takes refuge in her work.

Blog Post In an Emergency, Palestinian Jerusalemites Call Iman

She saw a need—inadequate emergency services for Palestinians—and in addressing it found her mission in life.

Blog Post Pediatrician Adrineh Karakashian: Serving Jerusalem’s Neediest Children for More than Half a Century

A community mourns a beloved pediatrician who treated generations of children.

Photo Samia Halaby

Where the magic happens: Palestinian artist Samia Halaby’s creative space