According to Palestine's prisoner-affairs media outlet 'Prisoners Media Office' (Maktab al-Ilam al-Asra), Jana Abu Warda was arrested by Israeli forces on 12 February 2026. She is currently imprisoned in Israel's Damon Prison.
Before her arrest, Jana had memorised about 20 paras of the Holy Quran. While in prison, she memorised the remaining portion and became a hafiz of the complete Quran. Recently, during her court hearing, she informed those present that she had recited the entire Quran from memory in one sitting.
Jana did not stop at completing her own memorisation. She is also teaching the Quran and Hadith to other women prisoners in the jail. Through her initiative, an environment of religious education and study has developed inside the prison.
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Jana Abu Warda is a resident of the Hebron area of Palestine. She is studying Shariah at Zahiriya College. She also has an interest in writing and poetry. In the future, after completing her graduation, she wants to pursue higher studies in Quranic exegesis (tafsir), Arabic grammar and Hadith. Her dream is to one day play an important role in teaching the Quran and Hadith.
However, prison life is not at all easy for her. Palestinian women held in Damon Prison face food shortages, harsh prison conditions and various restrictions. The prisoner-affairs organisation said Jana was also subjected to humiliating searches during her arrest and while being transferred from one prison to another.