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Throughout the ages, from the earliest days of Islam to contemporary times today, Muslim women have been and continue to be active leaders in their communities and countries across the world. This directory is a growing archive of leading Muslim women scholars, activists, writers, politicians, artists, religious and spiritual leaders, civil society leaders and more. Please contribute to this archive by suggesting Muslim women to be featured through our recommendation form.

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Necva Solak

Known For: Attorney, Shura Council Member
Country: United States

About

Necva Solak is an attorney whose experience is in government and public policy.  She is currently a litigator for the City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development.  She has also worked for the NYC Mayor’s Office as Assistant Counsel to implement procurement policy and reform.  She earned her J.D. from New York Law School and received her B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University.  Mrs. Solak’s background in government includes various internships with the Charities and Civil Rights Bureaus of the NYS Attorney General’s Office and for the Director of the Office of Public Liaison at the White House.  She was a foreign policy research assistant at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C. and a legal studies intern at the Center for Islamic Studies in Istanbul, Turkey.  Mrs. Solak is fluent in Turkish and has published an article entitled, “Egypt’s Reservations to the U.N.C.E.D.A.W and Women’s Right’s in Egypt”, in the American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences.

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