Samia, who is one of the founders of Sindyanna of Galilee, was born in the village of Majd Al-Krom and currently lives in Nazareth. A mother of two, she has a bachelor’s degree in general literature from the University of Haifa, is a graduate of the university’s group facilitation program, currently studying for a master’s degree there.

 

Samia has over twenty years of experience working in the community, among youth and women, Arabs and Jews. She works at the Archaeological Museum in Ein Dor as the coordinator for their “Life without Violence and Conflict” program, and until recently was involved in writing and translating into Arabic for the DugriNet website.

Samia helps promote Sindyanna’s social projects, which include meetings between Arabs and Jews, aimed at advancing the status of women.