Making a positive impact in this world full of wars, conflicts, cultural and ideological differences and racial discrimination on the basis of color, gender, religion and creed is never easy, especially on women in general and Muslims in particular.
However, there are some Muslim women who have succeeded in making a positive impact despite all the difficulties and obstacles they faced in their lives. Global Woman Magazine recently named the 6 most influential Muslim women in this world.
Amna Mirza seeks to bring about social change by expanding the concept of Zakat and making it synonymous with charitable work (American press)
Amina Mirza.. Islam is a religion of love, peace and equality
Amna Mirza was and still seeks to use her talents and strengths to do good in this world, which is why this Canadian-born Pakistani woman was able to align perfectly with Zakat Foundation of America's core vision, which is to put humanity and service above all else.
After 3 years of continuous efforts to provide support to the poor, orphans and the needy and save lives, she believes that she and the organization she represents are proudly on the right path to achieving this ambitious vision by creating real relationships with donors and givers, and most importantly, she believes that they are on the path to achieving meaningful and lasting social change by expanding the concept of Zakat and make it synonymous with charitable works, away from prejudice on the grounds that Islam is a religion of love, peace and equality among all human beings.
In this context, Mirza was keen to ensure that the zakat funds and donations obtained by the Foundation are sent to the truly needy, such as allocating orphans care funds so that these orphans can actually and fully benefit from them, and so on in each of the chapters in which the zakat and donations are spent.
At home, she prioritizes raising and educating her two young daughters about causes she believes in, which transcend cultural and ethnic boundaries, and aspires for her two daughters to be the product of a charitable upbringing.
Mirza worked in several commercial institutions before moving to her new job at the Zakat Foundation. The transition from working in entertainment marketing for profit to non-profit marketing for charitable work was a fundamental transformation in her life, and she is proud of this transformation and for challenging the stereotype of the "oppressed Muslim woman" that It is promoted by Western propaganda in Europe and America about Muslim women.
Asmaa Khalil, Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal and Fetal Medicine at St. George's University Hospital (communication sites)
Asma Khalil..Educational opportunities in developing countries and poor regions
Prof. Asma Khalil specializes in maternal and fetal medicine, a specialty that involves examining and treating women and children who have complications during pregnancy.
Asmaa, which is based in London, provides specialized medical consultations, as well as providing its distinguished services in the field of healthcare.
She is a writer and researcher who has published scientific papers, papers and studies in more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific journals, and has been honored for her efforts in reducing the physical stress experienced by pregnant women, her application of clinical guidelines in treatment, and the observance of humanitarian principles at work such as reducing inequality in the health care system , has made her a role model in the medical work.
Khalil created a smart application called "Hampton", a unique digital innovation that enables pregnant women to monitor their blood pressure safely at home, and its innovation has won several prestigious scientific awards in the United Kingdom and abroad.
She is interested in working in educational fields inside and outside the health sector, providing educational opportunities primarily in developing countries and poor regions of the world.
She was appointed in 2020 as a trustee of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG), where she contributed to the scientific program of the Society, and ran two accredited sessions of the Society, one of which was in the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Dina Takuri is a Palestinian-American journalist who defends Arab and Muslim issues in America (American Press)
Dina Takrouri.. She sheds light on the abuses faced by Arab Americans in the United States
As the presenter and host of What's Happening, a satellite program on the Arab Radio and Television Network (ART), Dina Takuri has won acclaim for highlighting the atrocities and abuses faced by Arab Americans in the United States. The political, cultural and social issues related to the Arabs in America, especially those who grew up in the United States like her.
Speaking about her program and how it differs from other programs in terms of its treatment of these issues, Takrouri said, "When I was young, I used to see how Arabs and Muslims were demonized on American screens, and I promised myself that I would change this image when I grew up."
As a presenter on Al Jazeera's "AJ+" channels, Takuri was keen in her work to defy the US official establishment, and contacted former President Donald Trump because of his racist behavior against Latino and Arab immigrants.
Her novel contrasts with the Western ideology that Arabs are "rioters" and instead offers viewers an objective and impartial view of the hidden truth, and her work has earned such praise from young Arabs and Muslims who view her as a role model for Arabs in America.
Takrouri expressed her pride in being a positive role model for these young people, and invited them to believe in themselves and their abilities, and for each of them to say to himself: “I can grow up, stand in front of the camera, and make a difference.” There is no limit to our capabilities but the sky.
J. Willow Wilson published her book, "The Butterfly Mosque", in which she explained the details of her conversion to Islam at the age of twenty (communication sites)
J Willow Wilson, an American satirical writer who grew up in an atheist home and converted to Islam
Jay Willow Wilson, an American Book Award-winning author, was born in New Jersey, to a traditional middle-class family. Islam at the age of twenty, and the violent reaction it received from society because of this conversion.
The book is a subtle depiction of "Muslim femininity" and chronicles her own upbringing and cross-cultural experiences as an American girl who grew up in an atheistic environment and found comfort and self in Islam.
Wilson is a comic strip writer, essayist and journalist. In her books, she has broken the stereotype of traditional superheroes, who are usually muscular white men with superhuman abilities such as Superman, Batman, and others. In her books, Wilson creates heroes of another kind, women, colours, Latinos and Asians And she portrayed in one of her books an American girl of Pakistani origin named Marvel who lives in Jersey City, and discovers that she has supernatural and unnatural powers that she dedicated during the book to help the poor and the oppressed.
She also wrote another book that she called "Cairo" while teaching English in Egypt, shortly after her conversion to Islam.
Through her work, Wesson has revolutionized the comic book industry about superheroes in the world, not only in the United States.
Hoda Katbi.. Environmental sustainability standards at work are at the top of her interests
Iranian-American writer Hoda Katbi is the founder of Blue Tin Production, a clothing cooperative that puts environmental sustainability at the heart of work, and run by immigrants, refugees, and working-class women of color in America, that revolutionized the During her work this in the fashion industry in the United States by reducing the amount of pollution that goes into the production of clothing.
Born in the US state of Oklahoma to Iranian parents, Katebee began her writing career in 2013 by publishing critiques of the fashion industry on her platform JooJoo Azad - meaning "free bird" - and there she focused in her writings on feminism, as well as Resistance to Western Orientalism.
As a Muslim woman growing up in Oklahoma, my writers regularly confronted racial prejudice, and her reaction against this oppression was to build a project that uses fashion and art, not only to fight against her oppressors, but also for liberation and self-care as a means of social change using art, or as she says: "If you Do not question the status quo and imagine alternatives, you are silent and complacent.”
Najah Bazzi, founder of Zaman International, which works to advance the lives of marginalized women and children (communication sites)
Najah Bazzi..a global humanitarian activist whose goal is to break the cycle of poverty
Najah Bazzi is a humanitarian activist and interfaith leader, and founder of Zaman International, a non-profit organization that works to advance the lives of marginalized women and children by empowering them to meet basic needs and break the cycle of poverty.
Through her work to provide a combination of urgent assistance and self-reliance to these disadvantaged groups of society, she succeeded in enabling a large number of families in the world to become self-reliant, after obtaining advanced vocational training that enabled them to break the cycle of poverty in which they were living.
Najah's commitment, integrity, dedication and sacrifice played a major role in this success, especially if we take into account that she gave up a huge six-figure salary that was earned in her previous job as a critical-care nurse in order to build an organization Zaman International.
"We have a human responsibility to take care of each other," Najah affirms. "As a nurse, I heal others, but Zaman Makan heals the world."
In 2019, she was recognized as one of the top 10 champions chosen by CNN as the 10 most influential women in the world, as the network highlighted the evolution of Zaman from a simple team of volunteers to a global organization that has helped more than 1.8 One million people in 20 countries, since it started in 2010.