Muslim Women: Past and Present
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.
Assistant Director for Political and Congressional Affairs at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
Historian of the Middle East and Islamic societies/ Specialist in Gender Studies, WISE Shura Council Member
Former President of the Malaysian AIDS Council and Chair of the Malaysian AIDS Foundation
Federal Counsel at the International Affairs Division of the Attorney General’s Chambers of Malaysia
Board Member of the Documentation and Advisory Centre on Racial Discrimination (DRC) and vice chair of the ENAR, writer/lecturer
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Manal Radwan
Assistant Director for Political and Congressional Affairs at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
Margot Badran
Historian of the Middle East and Islamic societies/ Specialist in Gender Studies, WISE Shura Council Member
Marina Mahathir
Former President of the Malaysian AIDS Council and Chair of the Malaysian AIDS Foundation
Melati Abdul Hamid
Federal Counsel at the International Affairs Division of the Attorney General’s Chambers of Malaysia
Mona Kanwal Sheikh
Board Member of the Documentation and Advisory Centre on Racial Discrimination (DRC) and vice chair of the ENAR, writer/lecturer
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.
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- Senegal
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- Spain
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- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Tunisia
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- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
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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.