Christa McAuliffe
Participant in the NASA Teacher in Space Project who died on January 28, 1986 when Challenger exploded after launch.
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Zubaidah bint Ja’far
Abbasid princess remembered for ordering the construction of a series of wells, reservoirs and artificial pools that provided water for Muslim pilgrims along the route from Baghdad to Mecca and Medina.
Dalal Smiley
Dalal Smiley served as the Multicultural Affairs Commissioner with the Victorian Multicultural Commission between 2001 and 2005, among other contributions.
Aisha Saeed
Bestselling author and founding member of the nonprofit We Need More Diverse Books
Nuar Alsadir
Nuar Alsadir, a poet and psychoanalyst, is the author of “Fourth Person Singular,” which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry and the Forward Prize for Best Collection.
Sallama al-Zarqa
Sallama al-Zarqa was one of the four most famous songstresses of the Umayyad era, alongside Jamila (her teacher), Sallama al-Qass and Habbaba.
Sallama Al-Qass
Sallama Al-Qass was one of the four most famous songstresses of the Umayyad era, alongside Jamila (her teacher), Habbaba and Sallama al-Zarqa.
Dr Nouria Salehi
In addition to her ongoing research in nuclear medicine, Nouria has travelled to Afghanistan many times, at the risk of her own life, to establish science teacher training programs, apprenticeships, literacy programs, and a range of other constructive initiatives, to drive change and empower young people and women and their communities.
Dr Fedwa Malti-Douglas
Dr. Douglas has mapped the discourse of gender and letters in the Arab Middle East and applied her insights to American culture.
Anam Javed
Anam is one of 16 Master Teachers appointed by the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership, where she works with Technologies teachers from across all sectors in Victoria, within the Teaching Excellence Program.