In 2004, Lina Khalifeh, a young Jordanian woman with a championship background in Taekwondo, had chance encounter with a fellow college student that initiated a worldwide movement. SheFighter, the first self-defense studio exclusively for women in the Middle East, came to life after Lina talked to “Sara” who had been physically abused by her father and brother. Starting from nothing, on a shoestring budget, Lina built SheFighter, an organization dedicated to increasing women’s safety and self image.