Dr. Omaima Abou Bakr on “Fatima bint Kamal al-Din Mahmoud” | #HistoricMuslimah Ramadan Series

Ramadan #HistoricMuslimah #14: "Fatima bint Kamal al-Din Mahmoud" | Today, hear from The Women's Mosque of America's past advisor and first international khateebah, Dr. Omaima Abou Bakr, as she enlightens us about a 15th century Egyptian shero who was both a respected hadith scholar -- teaching men and women in her society -- as well as an acclaimed poet! Hear about how Fatima bint Kamal al-Din Mahmoud dealt with the plague that affected her land and what we can learn from her about living a balanced life today. Want to hear more from Dr. Omaima? Watch her past videos at The Women's Mosque of America below!: "The Ethics of Gender Justice" Khutbah by Dr. Omaima Abou Bakr https://youtu.be/IMNmJACWV1k “Why 2 Women Witnesses?” -- Post-Jumma'a Q&A Discussion with Imam Dr. Omaima Abou Bakr https://youtu.be/CD6UGbdTK-k

D O N A T E The Women’s Mosque of America is a volunteer-led, 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Make a tax-deductible donation today: womensmosque.com/donate B I O Dr. Omaima Abou-Bakr is a Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Cairo University; a founding member of “The Women and Memory Forum” in Egypt; a researcher/member of the “Musawah” Knowledge Building Team. She specialized in medieval Sufi poetry and comparative topics in medieval English and Arabic literature. Her scholarly interests also include women’s mysticism and female spirituality in Christianity and Islam, feminist theology, Muslim women’s history, and gender issues in Islamic discourses. She has published numerous articles in both English and Arabic on poetry and medieval literary texts, on historical representations of women in pre-modern Muslim societies, women and gender in religious discourses, and Islamic feminist issues. One book publication is an edited Reader that contains translations into Arabic of foundational articles in Christian feminist theology and Islamic feminist research: Al-Niswiyyah Wa-Al-Dirasat Al-Diniyah: Feminism and Religious Studies (2012). Other book publications are two edited volumes of collected articles; in English: Feminist and Islamic Perspectives: New Horizons of Knowledge and Reform, in Arabic: Al-Niswiyyah Wa-Al-Manzur Al-Islami (2013).

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A B O U T The Women's Mosque of America is the nation's first women-led Muslim house of worship and a registered 501(c)3 non-profit. The Women's Mosque of America strives to uplift the entire Muslim community by empowering Muslim women and girls through more direct access to Islamic scholarship and leadership. The Women's Mosque of America provides a safe space for women to feel welcome, respected, and actively engaged within the Muslim Ummah. It complements existing mosques, offering opportunities for women to grow, learn, and gain inspiration to spread throughout their respective communities. The Women's Mosque of America provides women-led Friday jumma'a services for women and children (including boys 12 and under) once a month in Southern California. In addition, The Women's Mosque of America provides programming, events, and classes open to both men and women that aim to increase community access to female Muslim scholars and female perspectives on Islamic knowledge and spirituality.

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