Ibtihaj Muhammad is an American sabre fencer and the member of the U.S fencing team. She is known well for being the first Muslim American woman to wear hijab while...
June 4, 2022
Ibtihaj Muhammad-First Muslim on U.S fencing team
June 4, 2022
Lotfia El Nadi-First Egyptian Female Pilot
Lotfia El Nadi On September 27, 1933, became the first Egyptian woman to receive a pilot’s license. She was amongst the youngest at the time, age 26, to achieve her...
May 30, 2021
Rida Al Tubuly: Libyan Activist & Pharmacologist
Rida Al Tubuly is a Libyan activist and a pharmacologist. She is the promoter of peace and an activist for gender equality from a warzone. She has campaigned to implement...
May 29, 2021
Henadi Al Saleh-Chairperson of the board of Agility-Kuwait
Henadi Al Saleh is the chairperson of the board in Agility Public warehouse in Kuwait. It is one of the world’s largest integrated logistics providers. With her strong resilience and...
May 28, 2021
Rania Nashar: CEO of Samba Financial Group
Rania Nashar; the CEO of Samba Financial Group since 2017, UAE. It is one of the region’s largest financial services group, having more than 73 branches in Saudi Arabia. She...
May 26, 2021
Karishma Ali: Footballer
Karishma Ali, Pakistani footballer who is the first girl from her hometown of Chitral KPK, to have represented the country on a national and international level. She has also founded...
May 25, 2021
Parveena Ahanger: Human Rights Defender
Parveena Ahanger is the founder and Chairperson of Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in Jammu and Kashmir. She is known as the Iron Lady of Kashmir. At the...
December 12, 2020
MARWA AL-SABOUNI: Architect and writer
Marwa Al-Sabouni is a Syrian architect and a writer. When war in Syria broke out she refused to leave her home city. She believes that architecture plays a role in...
December 12, 2020
SADIA BASHIR: Computer Scientist, Game developer & entrepreneur
Sadia Bashir is the founder of Pixel Art Games Academy (PGA), the first gaming academy of Pakistan. PGA is a training academy that teaches game development, design and production with...
December 12, 2020
WAAD AL-KATEAB: journalist, filmaker, activist.
Waad Al- Kateab is a Syrian journalist, filmmaker and an activist. With her heart-stopping footage from the last hospital in east Aleppo, which dominated news platforms, and her multi-award-winning film For Sama, Waad...