Khadija (ca. 560-619): The first believer
Fatima (ca. 612-633): Prophet Muhammad's flesh and blood
Aisha (ca. 615-678): "Get half of your religion from her"
Rabia al-Adawiyya (ca. 717-801): The embarrassment of riches, and its discontents
Fatima of Nishapur (ca. 1000-1088): Keeper of the faith
Arwa of Yemen (ca. 1050-1138): The Queen of Sheba redux
Terken Khatun (ca. 1205-1281): Doing well and doing good
Shajara'-al-Durr (d. 1257): Perils of power, between caliphs and Mamluks
Sayyida al-Hurra of Tétouan (ca. 1492-ca.1560): The free queen
Pari Khanum (1548-1578): A golden link the Safavid chain of command
Nur Jahan (1577-1645): Light of the world
Safiye Sultan (ca. 1550-1619): A mother of many kings
Tajul-Alam Safiatuddin Syah (1612-1675): Diamonds are not forever
Tahereh (ca. 1814-1852): Heroine or heretic?
Nana Asmau (1793-1864): Jihad and sisterhood
Mukhlisa Bubi (1869-1937): Educator and jurist
Halidé Edip (ca. 1884-1964): Author of the new Turkey
Noor Inayat Khan (1914-1944): The anxiety of belonging
Umm Kulthum (ca. 1904-1975): Lodestar of union
Zaha Hadid (1950-2016): Curves in glass and concrete
Maryam Mirzakhani (1977-2017): The princess of mathematics
1 Khadija; 2 Fatima; 3 Aisha; 4 Rabia al-Adawiyya; 5 Fatima of Nishapur; 6 Arwa of Yemen; 7 Terken Khatun; 8 Shajara'-al-Durr; 9 Sayyida al-Hurra of Tétouan; 10 Pari Khanum; 11 Nur Jahan; 12 Safiye Sultan; 13 Tajul-Alam Safiatuddin Syah; 14 Tahereh; 15 Nana Asmau; 16 Mukhlisa Bubi; 17 Halidé Edip; 18 Noor Inayat Khan; 19 Umm Kulthum; 20 Zaha Hadid; 21 Maryam Mirzakhani.
