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- Asmaa Bint Abu Bakr - Sister of 'A'isha, Asmaa was one of the first to accept Islam. She remained a staunch and faithful Muslim.
www.umr.edu/~msaumr/reference/companions/English/asma.html
- Asmaa bint Abu Bakr - Biography of Asmaa who was the daughter of the first Islamic leader after the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
www.islamicresources.com/Prominent_Muslims/Others/asmaa_bint_abu_bakr.htm
- Barakah - Maidservant to Aminah, this is the life-story of the woman who became the surrogate mother of the Prophet and continued to be close to him throughout his life.
www.umr.edu/~msaumr/reference/companions/English/barakah.html
- Fatimah bint Muhammad - Short biography of this exemplary Muslim role model and daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/history/biographies/sahaabah/bio.FATIMAH_BINT_MUHAMMAD.html
- Fatimah bint Muhammad - Short biography of this exemplary Muslim role model and daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
www.islamicresources.com/Prominent_Muslims/Others/fatimah_bint_muhammad.htm
- Maryum Jameelah - Formerly Margret Marcus, Maryam was the first American Jewish woman to convert to Islam.
www.jannah.org/sisters/jameelah.html
- Muslim Women in History - Short biographies of famous Muslim women including Um al Muqtadir-billah who ran state affairs for her caliph son; Busra bint Uzwan who employed Abu Huraiyrah, the scribe of the Prophet; as well as other early Muslim women.
www.uh.edu/campus/msa/women/mwom.html
- Ramlah bint Abu Sufyan - Daughter of Abu Sufyan, Ramlah was an early convert to Islam and among the Abyssinian emigrants.
members.lycos.co.uk/Shax2/islam/ramlah.html
- Rumaysa bint Milhan - Biography of one of the first women of Yathrib to accept Islam.
www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/history/biographies/sahaabah/bio.RUMAYSA_BINT_MILHAN.html
- Shagrat al-Durr - Biography of Shagrat al-Durr who took upon herself the title of Sultan and regrouped the Egyptian army to take Damietta back from the Frankish Crusaders.
www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine1.html
- Shamima Shaikh - Commemorative website devoted to this South African Muslim women's rights activist.
shams.za.org
- Sister President - Interview with Iman Elkadi, who was elected President of the Bay County Islamic Center to her astonishment.
members.lycos.co.uk/Shax2/islam/sisp.html
- Tomb of Princess Iparhan - Information about the Muslim Uyghur woman heroine also known as "Fragrant Lady".
www.ishipress.com/princess.htm
- Woman Warrior - Nusseyba bint Ka'b was one of the Madinese Muslims who gave their oath of allegience to the Prophet, and noted warrior who fought in defense of Islam.
www.jannah.org/sisters/mwarrior.html
- Women Scholars of Hadith - Mohammad Omar Farooq's appraisal of Dr. Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqi's paper on early female Muslim scholars with an appeal for women's education and promotion of scholarship.
www.globalwebpost.com/farooqm/my_misc/readings/women_hadith.html
- Zaynab al-Ghazali - Egyptian activist, Zaynab al-Ghazali headed the women's chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood.
www.jannah.org/sisters/zaynab.html
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