When women ruled the Muslim world
Were it not for the timely intervention of women down the centuries, many an Islamic dynasty would have torn itself apart. By Mohamed Yosri The ancient East knew many female […]
Malika V: Nur Jahan
By: Tom Verde From Bangladesh to Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan to Nigeria, Senegal to Turkey, it is not particularly rare in our own times for women in Muslim-majority countries to be […]
Muslim heritage: Malika III: Shajarat Al-Durr
By: Tom Verde Our third story is that of Shajarat al-Durr, the first woman to sit upon an Egyptian throne since Cleopatra, nearly 1,300 years before. Art direction for the […]
Malika III: Shajarat Al-Durr
Tom Verde Our third story is that of Shajarat al-Durr, the first woman to sit upon an Egyptian throne since Cleopatra, nearly 1,300 years before. Art direction for the “Malika” series is by Ana Carreño Leyva; calligraphy is by Soraya Syed; and the logo graphics are by Mukhtar Sanders (Image Source) *** [Note of […]
Women Rulers of the Arab and Muslim World: Khayzuran and Zubayda
TOM VERDE JANUARY 20, 2016 By Tom Verde, originally published as ‘Malika I: Khayzuran & Zubayda‘ on Aramco World From Indonesia to Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan to Nigeria, Senegal to Turkey, it […]