Rabab al-Sadr Charafeddine (

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: رباب صدر; born 4 April 1944) is a Lebanese activist and president of the Imam al-Sadr Foundation. She is the sister of disappeared Shia imam and political leader

Musa al-Sadr Musa Sadr al-Din al-Sadr ( ar, موسى صدر الدين الصدر; 4 June 1928 – disappeared 31 August 1978) was an Iranian-born Lebanese scholar and political leader who founded the Amal Movement. Born in the Chaharmardan neighborhood o ...

Early life

Rabab al-Sadr was born in

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on 4 April 1944. Her father, Sayyid

Sadr al-Din al-Sadr Sadr al-Din Sadr ( ar, صدر الدين الصدر) (1882 – 26 November 1953
erfan.ir) was the father of Tyre, Lebanon Tyre (; ar, صور, translit=Ṣūr; phn, 𐤑𐤓, translit=Ṣūr, Greek language, Greek ''Tyros'', Τύρος) is a city in Lebanon, one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, t ...

, their ancestral home.

Education and family life

In her youth, al-Sadr studied fashion design and painting at an Italian university. She completed a doctorate in philosophy in 2017, with the topic "The practical philosophy of the imam Musa al-Sadr". She is the sister of political leader, Shia imam and Amal Movement leader

. Al-Sadr was married to Hussein Charafeddine at age of 16. They have four children, including Raed Charafeddine and Najad Charafeddine. She has eleven grandchildren.

Career

Al-Sadr is the president of the Tyre-based Imam al-Sadr Foundation, a

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in southern Lebanon. The foundation traces it roots to the ''Dar al-Fatta'' ("Girls' House") founded by Rabab and Musa al-Sadr in 1962, three years after their arrival in Tyre. This organization taught women skills such as knitting, embroidery, housekeeping, and first aid. After Musa's disappearance on 31 August 1978, Rabab took over management. Since then, the foundation has grown to its current state, providing education, social, and health services. During the

Lebanese Civil War The Lebanese Civil War ( ar, الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية, translit=Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities a ...

, al-Sadr traveled Lebanon trying to convince women to not let their male family members partake in the war, as well as offering guidance and services to those affected by the war. Also during the war, she negotiated for the release of victims of kidnapping on both sides. On 13 August 2017, al-Sadr was awarded the Grand Cross of the

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for her cooperation with the organization.

References

External links

Imam al-Sadr Foundation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sadr, Rabab Lebanese anti-war activists Lebanese women activists Living people 1944 births