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Shaykha Fatima Barkatulla

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About

Fatima Barkatulla is Director of Muslim Womanhood Foundation, a British Islamic scholar, author and presenter of the IlmFeed Podcast. She is currently an Aziz Foundation Scholar pursuing an MA in Islamic Law at the University of London.

She studied Arabic and Islamic studies in Egypt at prominent institutes such as Al Fajr Center, Qortoba Institute and a college of Al Azhar University. She graduated from the AlSalam Institute’s Advanced Licence in Islamic Scholarship awarded by Sheikh Muhammad Akram Nadwi and from the The Alimiyyah Programme at the Ebrahim College seminary with a specialization in Fiqh. She is currently working on two books and has already authored her groundbreaking first book: ‘Khadijah, Mother of History’s Greatest Nation.’

Biography

Fatima Barkatulla is Director of Muslim Womanhood Foundation, a British Islamic scholar, author and presenter of the IlmFeed Podcast. She is currently an Aziz Foundation Scholar pursuing an MA in Islamic Law at the University of London.

She has had a rich Islamic education from an early age thanks to her parents. She studied Arabic and Islamic studies in Egypt at prominent institutes such as Al Fajr Center, Qortoba Institute and a college of Al Azhar University. She graduated from the AlSalam Institute’s Advanced Licence in Islamic Scholarship awarded by Sheikh Muhammad Akram Nadwi and from the The Alimiyyah Programme at the Ebrahim College seminary with a specialisation in Fiqh. She is currently working on two books ‘Women in the Qur’an’ and ‘Aisha, Scholar of Islam’, having authored her groundbreaking first book: ‘Khadijah, Mother of History’s Greatest Nation.’

She has been a key contributor to the discourse surrounding Muslim women in the West, contributing to the Westminster Faith Debates, documentaries and live shows for BBC Radio 4, the World Service, as well as BBC television, Channel 4 and Islam Channel.

She was Director of SEEDS OF CHANGE – the largest Muslim women’s conference in Europe and a Da’wah trainer for iERA. In 2014 she was awarded the IKON UKHWAH International Award – for young women in Da’wah and community service at a ceremony in KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.