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Riffat Hassan is an internationally acclaimed Islamic scholar and activist. She is a Pakistani-American theologian and a leading Islamic feminist scholar of the Quran. She has previously taught at Harvard...
Talking about the self, it is important to clarify the role of media in portraying the stereotypical image of Muslims. The issue further goes beyond the Muslims living in abroad,...
Sameera Moussa was the first female Egyptian nuclear physicist in 1935. She held a doctorate in atomic radiation. She dedicated her life to making medical nuclear power affordable to all. She got scholarship from the Fulbright...
Talking about the hijab (veil, covering of head), for many Muslim women, it is a symbol of modesty. Islamic dress and the veil, function as a strong statement of identity....
Farhat Hashmi is one of the most influential Pakistani-Canadian Islamic scholar and public speaker. She gained popularity as a feminist scholar both in Pakistan and abroad. She is the founder...
Uzra Jafari is the first female mayor in Afghanistan and the current mayor of Nili town. She is an afghan politician and author. She was editor of Chief Afghan’s social...
Masoumeh Ebtekar is the current Vice President of Iran for Women and Family Affairs. She became the first female member in the cabinet of Iran and third in history, when...
Mona Haydar is an American poet, rapper and activist. Her songs are about shattering the conventional boundaries regarding racism and violence against women. She is best known for the viral...
Mariam Mirzakhani an Iranian-born, Harvard-educated mathematician, and served as a professor of mathematics at Stanford University in California. She was privileged and honored in Popular Science’s fourth annual “Brilliant 10”...
Faiza Al Kharafi is a well-known Kuwaiti chemist who was appointed as president of Kuwait University. She helped reconstruct the university after the first Gulf War (ended in 1991). Al...