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http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/2003/
Editor's Pick The Nobel Peace Prize 2003 Open in a new browser window Editor's Pick
   Awarded to Shirin Ebadi, for her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children. Includes a biography, press release, diploma, and her Nobel Lecture.
   http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/2003/

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http://almuslimaandmotherhood.20fr.com/
Al Muslima and Motherhood Open in a new browser window
   Offers an independent midwifery and natural child-birth service; includes stories of births, information on Islam and Motherhood, and plans for the development of their service. [Philadelphia, PA, US]
   http://almuslimaandmotherhood.20fr.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arwa_al-Sulayhi
Arwa al-Sulayhi Open in a new browser window
   Wikipedia article on Arwa bint Ahmed, Queen of Yemen [1048-1138 CE].
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arwa_al-Sulayhi
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/islamandwomen/
Islam and Women's History Open in a new browser window
   About.com's collection of net links on women in Islam from a wide variety of sources and perspectives including both Muslim and non-Muslim.
   http://womenshistory.about.com/od/islamandwomen/
http://www.jannah.org/sisters/jameelah.html
Maryum Jameelah Open in a new browser window
   Formerly Margret Marcus, Maryam was the first American Jewish woman to convert to Islam.
   http://www.jannah.org/sisters/jameelah.html
http://www.jannah.org/sisters/nubuwwa.html
Prophethood of Women Open in a new browser window
   Translation of an 11th century debate regarding the possibility of women as Prophets.
   http://www.jannah.org/sisters/nubuwwa.html
http://shams.za.org/
Shamima Shaikh Open in a new browser window
   Commemorative website devoted to this South African Muslim women's rights activist.
   http://shams.za.org/
http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/Muslim_Leaders.htm
Woman Muslim Leaders Throughout The Times Open in a new browser window
   Brief profiles of women who have been politically powerful in Muslim states, from A'ishah Bint Abi Bakr to the present.
   http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/Muslim_Leaders.htm
http://www.crescentlife.com/thisthat/feminist%20muslims/women_scholars_of_hadith.htm
Women Scholars of Hadith Open in a new browser window
   Dr Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqi's paper on early female Muslim scholars with an appeal for women's education and promotion of scholarship.
   http://www.crescentlife.com/thisthat/feminist%20muslims/women_scholars_of_hadith.htm
http://www.jannah.org/sisters/zaynab.html
Zaynab al-Ghazali Open in a new browser window
   Egyptian activist, Zaynab al-Ghazali headed the women's chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood.
   http://www.jannah.org/sisters/zaynab.html

Last Updated: 2007-09-30 19:42:19