Zainab O M Gaafar
Zainab O. M. Gaafar is a Sudanese architect and the founder and general manager of Studio Urban, a multidisciplinary research studio in Khartoum that focuses on urban studies research, consultancy, media production, and mapping.
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Dr Marwa Al-Sabouni
Sydrian architect and author who co-founded Arabic Gate for Architectural News, the first Arabic language news platform dedicated to architectural news.
Samira Ahmed Moahamoud
Samira Ahmed Moahamoud is an architect who works in the Department of Urban Planning and Engineering (DUP) for the Benadir Regional Administration in Mogadishu, Somalia (2019–).
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–).
Hana El-Hebshi
Libyan architect
Shamila Kohestani
Afghan-American football player and activist
Fatima bint Muhammad
The youngest daughter of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and his first wife Khadija. Taking up after her father, Fatimah became highly spiritual and devoted to Islam.
Dr Fatema Mernissi
Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist
Nurbanu Sultan
Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (politically powerful mother of the sultan) in the 1500s
Safiye Sultan
Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (politically powerful mother of the sultan) in the 1500s and 1600s