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.
- By Category
- By Name
- By Century
- By Country
- Search
- Academic Leaders
- Civic Leaders
- Cultural Leaders
- Heads of State
- Opinion Leaders
- Political Leaders
- Spiritual and Religious Leaders
- WISE Conference 2011 Participants
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.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Georgetown University; Founding member & Associate Director, Salam Institute for Peace and Justice
Senior Lecturer of Islamic Studies and Feminist Theory at the University of Cape Town
Member of the Supervisory Board of the PA Human Rights Center for Citizens against Corruption (CAC)
Team Leader of Violence against Women Project for the National Council for Women in Cairo
Senior Instructor, Department of Rhetoric and Composition at the American University in Cairo
First Muslim to Enter & Win, Miss Nottingham Pageant; Participant, Miss England Beauty Contest
Founder and leader of the Critical Muslims and Face to Face organizations, co-founder of consultancy firm Mesopotamia
Associate Professor in Linguistics and Gender Studies, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana
Visiting Assistant Professor, Georgetown University; Founding member & Associate Director, Salam Institute for Peace and Justice
Sa’diyya Shaikh
Senior Lecturer of Islamic Studies and Feminist Theory at the University of Cape Town
Saltanat Baetova
Member of the Supervisory Board of the PA Human Rights Center for Citizens against Corruption (CAC)
Samah Said Helmy
Team Leader of Violence against Women Project for the National Council for Women in Cairo
Sanaa A. M. Makhlouf
Senior Instructor, Department of Rhetoric and Composition at the American University in Cairo
Sarah Mendly
First Muslim to Enter & Win, Miss Nottingham Pageant; Participant, Miss England Beauty Contest
Sherin Khankan
Founder and leader of the Critical Muslims and Face to Face organizations, co-founder of consultancy firm Mesopotamia
Souad Slaoui
Associate Professor in Linguistics and Gender Studies, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University
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.
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Canada
- China
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Egypt
- France
- Gambia
- Germany
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uzbekistan
- Yemen
A-F
G-L
M-R
S-Z
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.