Muslim Women: Past and Present

Recommend a Muslim Woman

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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This search feature will enable you to find Muslim women alphabetically by their first names. Many Muslim names have alternative spellings once rendered into English so if you cannot find the name you are looking for, please try the general search tab where you can enter keywords of your choice.
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Laila al-Zwaini

photo of Laila al-Zwaini Lawyer ; Member of the WISE Shura Council

Laila Al-Askari

photo of Laila Al-Askari Director of Administration and Finance, The Brick Presbyterian Church

Laisa Masuhud Alamia

photo of Laisa Masuhud Alamia Program Manager and co-founder of Nisa Ul Haqq Fi Bansamoro / Partner at ALCAP Law Offices

Laleh Bakhtiar

photo of Laleh Bakhtiar First American woman to translate the Quran into English, WISE Shura Council Member

HRH Princess Lalla Salma

photo of HRH Princess Lalla Salma Princess of Morocco

Lama Al-Sulaiman

no photo available President, Khadijah bint Khuwalid Center for Businesswomen

Lamees El Hadidi

no photo available Executive Chief Officer, Al Alam Al Youm Newspaper

Lana Antaki

photo of Lana Antaki Board member and a trainer Al Moubadara Al Nissa’yeh

Leila Aboulela

no photo available Author

Leila Ben Ali

no photo available Chairwoman of the Arab Women Organisation and First Lady of Tunisia

Lena Alhusseini

photo of Lena Alhusseini Executive Director, Arab American Family Support Center (AAFSC)

Leyla Cakir

no photo available Renowned Social Worker at the PUNT non-profit institution

Li Shuhuan

photo of Li Shuhuan Masters candidate in Ideological Political Education

Livia Iskandar

photo of Livia Iskandar Co-Founder /International Director of PULIH Center for Trauma Recovery and Psychosocial Intervention

Lolwah Al-Faisal

no photo available Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees and General Supervisor, Effat College

Loren Hallilah I. Lao

photo of Loren Hallilah I. Lao Treasurer, Young Moro Professionals Network, Inc

This search feature will enable you to find Muslim women chronologically by the Common Era century. We are actively building the archive of Muslim women leaders from the past, as well as from today, and we would welcome your recommendations of women to feature. Please complete our “Recommend Muslim Women” form and check the site again in the near future as we actively expand this section of the portal with your suggestions.
This search feature will enable you to find Muslim women by their Country. We are actively building the archive of Muslim women leaders from the past, as well as from today, and we would welcome your recommendations of women to feature. Please complete our “Recommend Muslim Women” form and check the site again in the near future as we actively expand this section of the portal with your suggestions.
This search feature will enable you to find Muslim women leaders by entering the keyword(s) of your choice. If you cannot find a particular woman that you are looking for, please let us know by completing our “Recommend Muslim Women” form and check the site again in the near future as we actively expand this section of the portal with your suggestions.