Lina Khalifeh

Jordanian social entrepreneur empowering women through self-defense training

Founder of SheFighter, the Middle East's first women's self-defense studio, Lina Khalifeh has trained over 50,000 women since 2012. Her unique 5-level defense system combines martial arts with psychological empowerment techniques.

Notable impacts:

• Featured in BBC's 2020 report on Arab feminism
• Developed specialized programs for refugee camps in collaboration with UN Women
• Pioneered corporate self-defense training adopted by 12 Fortune 500 companies

Her 2021 TED Talk explains how traditional Jordanian dance movements inform her combat techniques.