Huda Sha’arawi

Pioneering Egyptian feminist leader and nationalist who founded the Egyptian Feminist Union in 1923, becoming a central figure in Egypt’s early feminist movement.

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Hazrat Babajan

Pashtun Muslim saint, considered by her followers to be a Sadguru (”true guru”) or Qutub (in Sufism, the perfect human being, a spiritual leader who has a divine connection with God and passes knowledge on).

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Hazrat Mahal

Begum of Awadh, regent 1857–1858, known for leading a rebellion against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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Moza bint Ahmad

Moza bint Ahmad was an important political figure during the reigns of her two nephews, Salim bin Sultan and Said bin Sultan in 1800s Oman

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