At difficult times of COVID-19 pandemic, success stories provide a source of inspiration spreading hopes for a better future.
Now more than ever, the success stories of Muslim women around the world are very important in a bid to shatter damaging stereotypes and misconceptions.
As the curtains of 2020 draws to a close, the BBC has revealed its list of 100 influential women from around the world for 2020; it’s very inspiring to see many Muslim women featured on the list. Below are some of these women:
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Bilkis
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Bilkis, an 82- year-old Indian Muslim woman from New Delhi, was part of a group of women who peacefully protested against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, which could block Muslims from citizenship in the country.
Nicknamed “dadis”, she was part of the anti-CAA sit-in protest for over three months.
She was also named in the “Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020.”
Sarah Al-Amiri
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Sarah Al-Amiri is Minister of State for Advanced Technology in the United Arab Emirates Cabinet. She chairs the UAE Space Agency.
Al-Amiri, 32, is also the Chair of the United Arab Emirates Council of Scientists and Deputy Project Manager of the Emirates Mars Mission.
Somaya Faruqi
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Somaya Faruqi is the leader of Afghan all-girls robotics team ‘Afghan Dreamers’.
When Afghanistan reported the first case of COVID-19, Somaya and her team managed to create a low-cost ventilator for patients.
Born in 2002, Somaya has won several awards, including a silver medal for Courageous Achievement at the FIRST Global Challenge – in recognition of science and technology – in the US; a Benefiting Humanity in AI award at World Summit AI; the Janet Ivey-Duensing’s Permission to Dream Award at the Raw Science Film Festival; and the Entrepreneurship Challenge at Robotex in Estonia, Europe’s biggest robotics festival.
Iman Ghaleb Al-Hamli
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With a group of 10 women, Iman managed to set up a solar microgrid to offer clean and low-impact energy.
The microgrid is one of three established by the United Nations Development Program in off-grid areas of Yemen.
Safaa Kumari
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Safaa Kumari is a Syrian plant virologist who looks for solutions to epidemics that destroy crops. Her work is significantly important in Syria which suffers from food insecurity as a result of extended war.
She has spent years discovering virus-resistant plant varieties. This includes a faba bean that is resistant to the faba necrotic yellow virus (FBNYV).
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On the BBC list are many other Muslim women who are making positive contributions or aspiring to make changes in their communities.
The list includes, Aisha Yesufu, a Nigerian activist demanding good governance in her country, Waad al-Kateab a Syrian activist, journalist and award-winning film-maker, and Ubah Ali, a co-founder of Solace for Somaliland Girls.
Also Ilwad Elman, a young female leader at the forefront of the Somali peace process, Muyesser Abdul’ehed a Uighur Muslim poet who goes by her pen name, Hendan, activist Afghani Laleh Osmany the leader of the WhereIsMyName campaign, and Indonesian activist Febfi Setyawati.