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SAMAH JABR is a Palestinian psychiatrist and psychotherapist living in East Jerusalem. She serves as the Head of the Mental Health Unit at the Ministry of Health in Ramallah, Palestine, and maintains an office practice for children and adults. Dr. Jabr is widely published in scholarly journals and the popular press on the themes of psychological well-being, and the intersection of political, social, and clinical dynamics. She speaks nationally and internationally on issues related to Palestine and is well-recognized as a thought leader in human rights. Author of the book Beyond the Frontlines, Derrière les fronts: Chroniques d’une psychiatre psychothérapeute palestinienne sous occupation, published by PMN in 2017, which appeared in French and Italian, and the book Sumud, resistere all’oppressione, published in Italian by Sensibili alle foglie in 2021. Dr. Jabr is also a founding member of the Palestine Global Mental Health Network.