Nadya Bakhurji, the first Saudi woman to become a board member of the Saudi Council of Engineers and has campaigned for the recognition of Saudi female architects and engineers in...
Zaha Hadid-architect
Zaha Hadid, an Iraqi born architect. She was considered as one of the greatest living architects till 2016. She was the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize. In...
Laleh Bakhtiar-Islamic Scholar
Laleh Bakhtiar is the first American and the first woman to translate the Holy Qur’an into English. She has translated and written more than 150 books on Islam, including Qur’anic...
Maria Ulfah-Reciter of the Holy Quran
Maria Ulfah is an internationally acclaimed reciter of the Holy Qur’an. She is currently the manager of the Central Institute for the Development of Qur’anic Recitation in Jakarta. She is...
Atifete Jahjaga-First female president of kosovo
Atifete Jahjaga is the first female President of Kosovo Republic from 2011 to 2016. Jahjaga is also the first woman and the youngest person to ever hold that status in...
Fawzia Koofi-Afghani Politician and activist
Fawzia Koofi is a politician and women’s rights activist in Afghanistan. She is a Member of Parliament in Kabul and also the Vice President of National Assembly. She became the...
Su’ad Khabeer-scholar, artist and activist
Su’ad Khabeer is a scholar-artist and activist. She is an associate professor in American Culture and Arab and Muslim American Studies at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on...
Linda Sarsour-political activist and media commentator
Linda Sarsour is an American political activist and media commentator. She was co-chair in 2017 Women’s March, the Day Without a Woman 2017, and the 2019 Women’s March. She fought...
Anousheh Ansari-Engineer and first female space tourist
Anousheh Ansari is an Iranian-born American engineer who is the first female space tourist. She is the co-founder and chairwomen of Prodea Systems (technology and service Management Company). She is...
Najat Hussaini-First Saudi Female employee at Aramco
Najat Hussaini was the first health educator and first university-educated Saudi female employee in 1964 at Saudi Aramco. With her determination and professional motivation she achieved tremendous success. She was...