the 500 most influential muslims - The Royal Islamic Strategic ...

UNITED STATES
niaz, robina
Robina Niaz is the executive director of Turning Point for Women and Families, a New York Citybased
domestic violence agency especially for Muslim and South Asian women. She is an active
participant in interfaith and women’s rights events throughout the city.
wadud, prof. dr amina
Amina Wadud is a modernist Muslim feminist who controversially led both men and women in
Friday prayer in 2005 in New York City. She has re-interpreted women’s roles outlined in the Qur’an,
in her book Qur’an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman’s Perspective. She is currently
a visiting scholar at the Starr King School in California. She has been both a figure of respect
among Muslims who are keen for more equality in the way that Islam is practiced, but also has been
widely criticized by Muslims for her disregard of traditional Islamic legal opinions that prohibit
women from leading prayers with a mixed congregation, except in very specific situations.
132
WOMEN