Interviewed in 2005
Palestinian Muslim West Bank/Gaza/E. Jerusalem Born in 1965 Lives in Hebron Profession: Director of the Society For Women in Hebron Works at Bereaved Families Forum Interviewed by: Joline Makhlouf
During the first intifada while finishing her university studies, Sara Karajeh was imprisoned for five months in Israeli jail for resisting the occupation. Sara's husband, a member of the Palestinian Intelligence Service, was killed by the Israeli army during the second intifada. After her husband's death, Sara joined the Bereaved Families Forum, through which she works for understanding between Palestinians and Israelis and for nonviolent resolution to the conflict. Sara Karajeh is also the director of the Society for Women in Hebron which aims to elevate women's conditions in the city and surrounding rural areas.