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.
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Dr Zuleyha Keskin
Dr Keskin advocates for the Australian-Muslim community through her research and community outreach.
Rodhia
Moorish Spaniard of Cordoba who wrote many volumes on rhetoric and is said to have lived 107 years before dying in 1044.
Dr Fartun Farah
Dr Fartun Farah is the chairperson of the East African Women’s Foundation, which she founded in 2007.
Samira Ahmed
Samira Ahmed is the author of “Love, Hate & Other Filters,” “Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know” and “Internment.”
Zuleikha Mayat
South African author and activist who led a life of courage, compassion and integrity
Norasiah Hasan
Member of the Islamic Women’s Welfare Council of Victoria, founder of the ‘Muslimah Women’s Group’, of the Western Region Muslim Community in Wyndham and a member of the Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Coalition.
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.
Saima Bhutta
Saima Bhutta has been a social justice advocate in South Jersey for over 25 years. When Bhutta saw the rise in anti-Muslim rhetoric following the 9/11 attacks, she was inspired to become further involved in her own community.
Israa Merhi
Lebanese-Australian poet