BBC 100 Woman 2020: During this difficult time of COVID-19 Mah’ama’ri, success stories of people are beneficial for spreading hopes of a better future.
Nowadays, it is extremely important to disseminate more success stories of Muslim women to eliminate misconceptions and harmful stereotypes.
As 2020 ends, the BBC has revealed a list of 100 affected women around the world. Muslim women are also a part of that list, which is very inspiring to watch. Some women are mentioned here below.
See list of Muslim women
Bilkis Dadi
An Indian Muslim woman who is 82 years old, her name is Bilkis from New Delhi. She along with a group of women participated in the protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act.
Sara Al-Amiri
In the UAE cabinet, the Minister of State for Advanced Technology is Sara Al-Amiri. She controls the UAE space agency.
Somayya Faruqui
The Afghan All-Girls Robotics Team is Somaya Faruqi, the leader of the Afghan Dreamers.
Somayya and her team decided to make low-cost ventilators for patients when the first case of Kovid was announced in Afghanistan.
Iman
With the help of 10 women, Eman managed to create a solar microgrid that is clean and gives low impact energy.
Safa Kumari
Safa Kumari, a Syrian plant virologist, tries to find a cure for crop-destroying epidemics. Syria undergoes food insecurity, which makes work more important.
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Complete list of Muslim women on BBC 100 Women 2020
Howda Abuz
Sara Al-Amiri
Vad al-Katabe
Uba ali
Nisreen Alwan
Nadin ashraf
Bilkis
Ilawad Alman
Somaya Farooqui
Iman Ghalib al-Hamali
Gulsum Kava
Salsabila Khairunnisa
Mahira Khan
Safa Kumari
Hayat Mirshad
Sania Nishtar
Laleh Osmani
Fifi Silavati
Nasreen Sotudeh
Reema Sultana Rimu
Aisha Yesufu
