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The 500 Most Influential Muslims (also known as The Muslim 500) is an annual publication first published in 2009, which ranks the most influential Muslims in the world. The publication is compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Amman , Jordan .
Muslim women's roles and opportunities in public office vary depending on the country/region and the type of government in power. For this reason, one cannot generalize the subject of Muslim female political leaders. It is best to look at the histories of each country to get a better understanding of how Muslim women's roles have evolved over time.
In response to the genocidal rape against Muslims in the Bosnian genocide, Al-Adawiya founded Women in Islam in 1992, [8] which was the "first national women’s organization founded by and on behalf of Muslim women". al-Adawiya formed a national campaign to advocate for the creation of women-friendly mosques, urging mosques to welcome women ...
Syed will be the highest-ranking Muslim official in the U.S. government. Republicans on the Small Business Committee had blocked his nomination, citing the agency’s payouts to abortion providers ...
The nomination of a Pakistani-born businessman who would be the highest-ranking Muslim in the U.S. government is in jeopardy because Senate Republicans have repeatedly blocked his confirmation.
Fareena Alam – editor of British Muslim magazine Q News; [197] named Media Professional of the Year by Islamic Relief in 2005 and at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in 2006 [198] Faris Kermani – film director based in the UK, now head of production company based in London, Crescent Films [199]
First Muslim woman to serve as a United States federal judge. [24] Robert D. Crane – former foreign policy advisor; author [25] Sada Cumber – first US envoy to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference [26] Hamida Dakane – first Black and first Muslim to serve in the North Dakota House of Representatives [27]
professor of politics and women's studies, member of the British House of Lords [39] Nazir Afzal: United Kingdom: 1962 – Public prosecutor and campaigner focusing on violence against women and so-called honour crimes [40] Leila Ahmed: Egypt: 1940 – Writer on Islam and feminism [41] Safia Ahmed-jan: Afghanistan: 1941: 2006: Afghan women's ...