Introduction
Introductory Overview
Map - The Muslim World
The Hajj
Queen Zubaydah - Baghdad, Iraq (died 831)
Gulbadan Begam - India (1522-1603)
Hajj and Umrah Travel Activity
Right to Rule
Aisha bint Abi Bakr - Saudi Arabia (613-678)
Queen Arwa - Yemen (died 1137)
Sultana Razia - India (ruled 1236-1240)
Shajarat al-Durr - Egypt (ruled 1250-1257)
Jihad
Nana Asmau - Nigeria (1793-1865)
Women in the Trades
Khadijah bint Khowaylid - Arabia (circa 555-610)
Women and Trade - Southeast Asia (1500s-1700s)
Binta - Nigeria (1980s)
Saints, Shrines and Religious Leadership
Rabia ad-Adawiyya - Iraq (714- 801)
Anonymous Maid - Morocco (1996)
Hijab
Nazira Zain al-Din - Lebanon (1905-??)
Huda Shaarwari - Egypt (1879-1947)
Anonymous - Iran (1930s)
Naheed Mustafa - Canada (1992)
A Living Tradition: Singers, Dancers and Poets
Walladah bint Mustakfi - Spain (1001-1080)
Umm Kulthum - Egypt (1904-1975)
Annoymous - Egypt (1980s)
Poems and Songs Activity
Glossary
Resources Used in the Book