Wuhsha al-dallala

al-Wuḥsha al-Dallāla (died after 1104), whose given name was Karīma bint Ammar, was a Jewish-Egyptian businesswoman ("dallāla", or broker) active in the 11th and 12th centuries.

She was the daughter of the Jewish banker Ammar of Alexandria. She married Arye ben Yehudah and moved to Cairo, but divorced him early on, and made a business career of her own. She is known for her successful business career as well as her love life, and was a leading member of the Cairo business world, often appearing in court for her business tasks, in contrast to the otherwise secluded life many women in Cairo lead. She also created a scandal, challenging social and sexual conventions by living with a lover and having a child with him out of wedlock, which resulted in her being banned from the synagogue in 1095.

Additionally, she is also known for her will of 1104, in which she donated her vast fortune to various institutions and charitable subjects within the Jewish community of Cairo.

Al-Wuhsha had a daughter named Sitt Ghazāl from her marriage to Arye ben Yehudah. A court document from December 1132 identifies Sitt Ghazal as al-Wuhsha's daughter in bold letters, indicating the extent of her mother's reputation. No daughter is mentioned in al-Wuhsha's will, which may indicate that the two women had become estranged by that point.