The Unforgettable Queens of Islam: Succession, Authority and Gender

Drawing from extensive historical archives as well as from ethnographic research, THE UNFORGETTABLE QUEENS of ISLAM: Succession, Authority and Gender (Cambridge University Press) is a captivating book on the biographies of Muslim women rulers and political leaders. The book includes stories of Muslim women leaders in classical period, such as Queen of Sheba and ‘A’isha, and in medieval era, such as Queen Arwa of Yemen and Razia Sultan of India to challenge us to rethink gendered political authority across the Muslim world. Haeri is Shobhana Xavier's guest on the podcast 

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