Sumaya Dabbagh

Sumaya Dabbagh is the founder and principal architect at Dabbagh Architects in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE, 2008–), and one of the first women architects in the UAE to establish an architectural firm.

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Azzah Aldeghather

The first licensed woman architect and consultant in Saudi Arabia, and founder and principal architect at Mimaria Architectural Consultants in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1988–).

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Khadija bint Khuwaylid

As the first wife of Muhammad, Khadija bint Khuwaylid is honored by Muslims as one of the “Mothers of Believers” and is credited as the first convert to Islam following her husband’s first vision.

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