al-Wuḥsha al-Dallāla (died after 1104), whose given name was Karīma bint Ammar,[1] was a Jewish-Egyptian businesswoman ("dallāla", or broker) active in the 11th and 12th centuries.
[5] She married Arye ben Yehudah and moved to Cairo, but divorced him early on, and made a business career of her own.
[6] 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.
[7] 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.
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.