Umm al-Fadl and Umm Hakim: Tales of Powerful Women in Early Islam

In the second episode of MORE THAN FOOTNOTES I am joined by Dr. Anna Chrysostomides and Mahima Khan to talk about Umm al-Fadl and Umm Hakim - two iconic women from the medieval Islamic world who  converted to Islam before their husbands and who were involved in incidents connected with tent poles. Join us as we unravel their fascinating stories.

 

 

Guests:

Dr. Anna Chrysostomides

• Anna Chrysostomides - School of History //(1) Anna Chrysostomides | Queen Mary, University of London - Academia.edu

Mahima Khan

• (2) Mahima Khan | LinkedIn // mahima.khan@qmul.ac.uk

 

Suggested further reading:

• Deguilhem, Randi, and Manuela Marín, eds., Writing the Feminine: Women in Arab Sources, The Islamic Mediterranean, 1 (I.B. Tauris in association with the European Science Foundation ; In the United States and Canada distributed by St. Martin’s Press, 2002) < https://www.amazon.co.uk/Writing-Feminine-Sources-Islamic-Mediterranean/dp/1860646972> (check at your local library)
• Sajidah Kutty, Speaking For Her: The Representation of the Muslim Woman in Popular Culture, (Scarborough, Ontario: Canadian-Muslim Civil Liberties Association, 1997).

 

Podcasts/Videos:

• more about female figures in Islamic history: TRAILER: Ramadan Series 2023 with Dr. Sh. Haifaa Younis | Builders of A Nation | Jannah Institute |
• more on Khadijah (Mahima's dinner party guest): Khadijah (ra): His First Love, Our First Mother | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleima
• more on another fascinating Umm: Umm Ayman (ra): The Woman Who Never Stopped Caring | The Firsts | Dr. Omar Suleiman

 

Image used in cover art: Umm” arabic calligraphy