Rabab al-Sadr

Early life Rabab al-Sadr was born in Qom, Iran on 4 April 1944. Her father, Sayyid Sadr al-Din al-Sadr, died when she was nine years old. In 1959, at the age of 15, she and her brother moved to Tyre, Lebanon, their ancestral home.

She is the sister of political leader, Shia imam and Amal Movement leader Musa al-Sadr. She has eleven grandchildren.

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 the management. Since then, the foundation has grown to its current state, providing education, social, and health services. Also during the war, she negotiated for the release of victims of kidnapping on both sides.

Memoir The book Miriam (میریام) is al-Sadr's memoir. The compilation process of Miriam was extensive and prolonged. Apart from two initial sessions held in 2012 in Tehran, further interviews were delayed due to her presence in Lebanon. Ultimately, through multiple trips to Lebanon, 12 sessions were conducted between 2014 and 2015, alongside four additional sessions in Tehran during the same period. Subsequently, 18 sessions were held to review the text, accompanied by two supplementary interviews in 2022 in both Lebanon and Tehran.