Dr. Samah Jabr is a psychiatrist who practices in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Currently the head of the Mental Health Unit within the Palestinian Ministry of Health, she has taught at local and international universities. Dr. Jabr frequently serves as a consultant to international organizations regarding mental health development. She is also a prolific writer and author of the book Beyond the Frontlines, Derrière les fronts: Chroniques d’une psychiatre psychothérapeute palestinienne sous occupation, which appeared in both French and Italian.