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• Manji, Irshad
• Mernissi, Fatema
• Organizations
• Shajarat al-Durr
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Resources in This Category

• Al Muslima and Motherhood

  http://almuslimaandmotherhood.20fr.com/
  Offers an independent midwifery and natural child-birth service; includes stories of births, information on Islam and Motherhood, and plans for the development of their service. [Philadelphia, PA, US]

• Arwa al-Sulayhi

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arwa_al-Sulayhi
  Wikipedia article on Arwa bint Ahmed, Queen of Yemen [1048-1138 CE].

• Islam and Women's History

  http://womenshistory.about.com/od/islamandwomen/
  About.com's collection of net links on women in Islam from a wide variety of sources and perspectives including both Muslim and non-Muslim.

• Maryum Jameelah

  http://www.jannah.org/sisters/jameelah.html
  Formerly Margret Marcus, Maryam was the first American Jewish woman to convert to Islam.

• Prophethood of Women

  http://www.jannah.org/sisters/nubuwwa.html
  Translation of an 11th century debate regarding the possibility of women as Prophets.

• The Nobel Peace Prize 2003

  http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/2003/
  Awarded to Shirin Ebadi, for her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children. Includes a biography, press release, diploma, and her Nobel Lecture.

• Woman Muslim Leaders Throughout The Times

  http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/Muslim_Leaders.htm
  Brief profiles of women who have been politically powerful in Muslim states, from A'ishah Bint Abi Bakr to the present.

• Zaynab al-Ghazali

  http://www.jannah.org/sisters/zaynab.html
  Egyptian activist, Zaynab al-Ghazali headed the women's chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood.

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