Muslim Heritage

19/07/2026

The global launch of 1001 Women: Early Muslim Women of Science, Medicine, Art, and Management by Professor Salim Al-Hassani, President of FSTC.

This inspiring new book celebrates the remarkable contributions of Muslim women across science, medicine, the arts, education, and management throughout Islamic civilisation.

The event featured distinguished speakers from around the world sharing brief reflections on the book and its significance.



Event details:
Date: 15 July 2026
Time: 6:00–8:00 pm UK Summer Time
Format: Online webinar

Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction from Peter Fell, Chair of FSTC & Chairman of Webinar
06:42 - Keynote presentation: Prof Salim Al-Hassani, Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester
22:07 - Summary of the Book: Fatima Sharif, FSTC Research Assistant
31:36 - Video message from Lucy Powell, Labour MP
33:23 - Video message from First Lady Malaysia, Dr Wan Azizah
44:07 - HRH Princess Adelah bint Abdullah, Saudi Arabia
48:52 - Video message from HE Ambassador Hajar El-Nami
53:59 - Prof Salwa Al-Noori, University of Washington
1:01:48 - Prof Wijdan Enad, College of Education for Women, University of Baghdad
1:05:43 - Dr Sahira Dar, President of British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA)
1:10:50 - Prof Rana Dajani, Hashemite University, Jordan
1:16:00 - Zara Mohammed, Former Sec. Gen. Muslim Council of Britain (MCB)
1:20:19 - Video message from Dr Naushaba Hasan Murad, Chair of Women Institute of Learning and Leadership, Pakistan
1:24:04 - Dr Dilara Tekden Kirgiz, Women's health specialist, Turkiye
1:29:41 - A. M. Dassu, Internationally acclaimed author of children's books, UK
1:36:33 - Dr Anne-Maria Brennan, University of Kent
1:42:18 - Concluding remarks: Prof Sharif Kaf Al-Ghazal, Vice President of FSTC

Links:

To register your interest for the e-book and interactive resources, click here: https://1001women.org.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH9c0DqLKNs&t

The global launch of 1001 Women: Early Muslim Women of Science, Med...

27/10/2023

Al-Muqaddasi: The Geographer from Palestine
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Al-Muqaddasi: An Encyclopaedic Scholar
https://muslimheritage.com/al-muqaddasi-an-encyclopaedic-scholar/
Al-Muqaddasi and Human Geography: An Early Contribution to Social Sciences
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19/10/2023

"Digitized manuscripts from the Great Omari Mosque in — one of the most important and oldest national library and archives centres in "
211 manuscripts
25957 images
[open access]
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18/10/2023

17/10/2023

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💠Ibn Battuta in Constantinople, 1332

🐪 Ibn Battuta (1304-1369) is one of the world's most famous explorers originally from Morocco who had traveled a total of 120,000 kilometers through Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Part of Ibn Battuta's travels included a visit once to the Byzantine Empire's capital Constantinople in the 14th century. Here in 1332 after traveling through the Khanate of the Golden Horde in Southern Russia, Ibn Battuta agreed to es**rt one of its khan's wives who was a daughter of the previous Byzantine emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (r. 1282-1328) back to Constantinople to give birth. Ibn Battuta with this Byzantine princess thus travelled for 75 days to Constantinople with thousands of people joining them including soldiers and servants as well as horses, wagons, and camels.
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🏰 Ibn Battuta then made it to Constantinople in late 1332 wherein he stayed there for about 5 weeks. When in Constantinople, he had the chance to meet the Byzantine emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos (r. 1328-1341)- grandson of the late Andronikos II- who gave him a robe of honor and a horse. When in Constantinople, he also saw the great cathedral of the Hagia Sophia though did not enter. Other than that, he also came across a broken bridge over the Golden Horn harbor and bashed the Latins in the Galata Quarter for their filthy running of their part of the city. Ibn Battuta had also mentioned a rather fictitious encounter with a monk named George who was a former emperor- possibly Andronikos II- and here Ibn Battuta paid a visit to the monastery George was in.
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📖 Although Ibn Battuta extensively wrote about his visit to Constantinople including its people, the emperor, and its sites, there is however no Byzantine source that says anything about Ibn Battuta's visit to Constantinople in 1332. On the other hand, Byzantium in the 1330s which Ibn Battuta encountered in his long detour from Southern Russia was a shadow of its former self which the historian Ross E. Dunn says was a "minor Greek state of southeastern Europe and little more, its international trade had been abandoned to the Italians, its currency almost worthless, its landlords grinding the peasants mercilessly, its army made up of alien mercenaries, and its Asian territories had been all lost to the triumphant Turks". Byzantium true enough at this time was in its declining phase all while the new state of the Ottoman Turks in Asia Minor- which Ibn Battuta would visit later- was on the rise. Now does anyone know of Ibn Battuta's stay in Constantinople?
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🖼️ Images: map of Ibn Battuta's travels (top left), portrait of Ibn Battuta (top right), Byzantine emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos (r. 1328-1341, bottom-left), late medieval depiction of Constantinople (bottom-right).

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10/10/2023

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09/10/2023

"The Grand Bazaar is an old historical bazaar in Tehran, Iran:
Research indicates that a portion of today's bazaar predated the growth of the village of Tehran by the time of the Safavid Empire, although it was during and after this period that the bazaar began to grow gradually. Western travelers reported that, by 1660 CE and beyond, the bazaar area had still been largely open and only partially covered..."

Tehran Grand Bazaar 🇮🇷

08/10/2023

Images of 21 scientists. From ancient times to early 20th century. Credit: Zen Pencils.

07/10/2023

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