Dr. Janan Farraj Falah

Dr. Janan Farraj Falah is a senior lecturer of Druze descent at the Western Galilee College and in Different academic institutions in Israel and around the world. Dr. Faraj Falah serves as the Chair of the Academic Committee in Partnership2Gether. As Chair, Janan initiated a first Academic conference in Budapest in 2018, and the next Partnership Academic Conference, that will take place in USA.  

In addition, she is the consultant for Akko’s mayor on the subject of women’s status and an activist at the Golda Meir Center in Haifa, which operates on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote the activities of women from third world countries.  

Dr. Faraj Falah is the author of the book “The Druze Woman”, which discusses the status of the Druze woman in the community and in the context of religion and of the Druze law, in general and particularly in Israel.  In line with her personal motto, by which if you believe in something, you must create circles of people and link them together until your goal is attained, in 2003, she founded and managed the Akko Women’s Vision Association. The Foundation brings both Jewish and Arab women together to work towards promoting the status of women in Akko and in the northern region of Israel.  The motto of the Foundation is “women bring life into the world” and in practical terms: enhancing the quality of life, providing proper education, empowering women’s leadership and encouraging all women everywhere. The Foundation further works to bring the two nations closer together.   

Her belief that women have the power to lead transformations and to change the fate of mankind had led Dr. Faraj Falah to establish the Women’s House of Peace in Akko which serves as a center for culture, research and art, seeking to promote the activities of women in the northern region of the country. 

Her Father was the first Druse judge in Israel, her mother Salma was the first Druse school principal in Israel .Her husband Iyad Is a lawyer and was a president of the Rotary club 3 years .She has 3 children Safy a doctor in Naharia hospital Razy a lawyer and Gady is   14 years age. 

Janan won the Rotary prize for Tolerance, the Rappaport prize for the women that gives inspiration in the Israeli society. In addition, the Jerusalem Prize for Unity of Israel. 

Janan was the first Druze woman in Israel to receive a doctorate from and published many scientific articles in international journals. . In 2021, she founded the academic online journal "Gender and Peace"