Nearly one in four people worldwide is Muslim.
- CNNIn Indonesia, about 10,000 women preachers serve as many as six million Islamic women.
- Asia FoundationThe world’s first female military pilot, Sabiha Gokcen, was a Muslim woman.
- Muslim Women's Portal70% of students enrolled in science and technology courses in the United Arab Emirates are women.
- Science MagazineAnousheh Ansari is the first female civilian and the first Muslim woman in space.
- Radio Free EuropeMuslim women do not see themselves as oppressed according to a 2005 Gallup poll.
- The Gallup OrganizationMuslim women skydive in Iran!
- Paravaran AssemanFive Muslim Women have been heads of state in Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey and Bangladesh in Contemporary times.
- PBSChina has a long line of Ahong, or female Imams, active since the late 17th century.
- XinhuaSome 500 Muslim women serve in the US armed forces.
- The Boston Globe8,000 Muslim women scholars of hadith* (Prophetic sayings) dating back 1400 years have contributed to the development of Islamic thought.
- The New York Times