Maha Sukkar
In 2004, Maha Sukkar became the first Muslim policewoman in Victoria, Australia to wear a hijab, challenging stereotypes and setting a trailblazing example for police forces around the world.
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Angel Nafis
American poet
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi
Andalusian poet in the 1000s CE
Kobera Manual
South African educator and community activist
Faize Fatma Shevket
Faize Fatma Shevket (b. 1913) may have been Asia’s first woman to qualify as a chemical engineer.
Dr Sarah Qureshi
Pakistani engineer
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Oscar-winning Pakistani documentary filmmaker
Naaz Joshi
Naaz Joshi is India’s first transgender model and an international beauty queen, as well as a transgender rights activist
Leila Ahmed
Egyptian scholar, writer and women’s rights activist
Doria Shafik
Eminent Egyptian feminist