The women of Muslim Twitter are a dynamic and inspiring group and no list of Muslim Twitterati would be complete without their full representation. I’ve compiled a list of some of the most insightful Twitter accounts of Anglophone Muslim Twitter from Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. The Twitter accounts are organized alphabetically in the following categories: Academics (professors, researchers, graduate students), Cultural Curators (artists, entrepreneurs, lifestyle, commentators), Journalists, Movers & Shakers (activists, teachers, community organizers), Organizations (led by Muslim women), Politics & Policymakers, Religious Scholars, and Storytellers (authors, poets, editors).

There is a lot of overlap within intersectional feminism, and so these categories are not hard ones. The religious scholar is also an environmentalist, the activist is also an academic, the storyteller is also an anti-racism activist, the thought leader is also an artist, and so on. Some of the women might not self-identify as feminists, per se, but their work all coalesces around empowering women and girls. This is a very diverse group of women women; they run the spectrum from self-identifying as Salafi to secularist to Socialist – and everything in between (and outside of all boxes)! Ultimately what connects them is that they each tweet often about the issues surrounding Islam and Muslim women.



UPDATE: This is an on-going list (as Muslim women are fabulous!), so please continue to share your suggestions. Also, follow the public Twitter list, Muslim Women Twitterati, which features all of these amazing accounts. Major thanks to Prof. Brian Bowe for compiling the list!

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Academics

Amina Wadud US

Arshe Ahmed US

Donna Auston US

JamillahKarim US

Jerusha T. Lamptey US

Kecia Ali US

Maryyum Mehmood UK

Maytha Alhassen US

Melody Fox Ahmed US

MsEntropy US/North Africa

Najeeba Syeed US

Noura Erakat US/Palestine

Orbala Qrratugai US

Rim-Sarah Alouane France

Rose Aslan US

Sara Salem Egypt/Netherlands

Su’ad Abdul-Khabeer US

Susan Carland Australia

Zareena Grewal US

Cultural Curators



Aja Black Hip Hop Artist

Amanda Quraishi Interfaith Activist & IT Professional

Amani al-Khatatbeh Civil & Human Rights Activist

Amena Beauty & Style Vlogger

Anum Hussain Growth Marketer & Content Strategist

Ascia AKF Fashion Blogger

Aya Khalil Writer & Educator

Azizah Kahera Entrepreneur & Philanthropist

Eman Hassaballa Aly Digital Strategist



Journalists

Aisha Dabo Africa

Alexandra Millatmal US/Afghanistan

Amel Ahmed US/Yemen

Amina Elahi US

Assia Boundaoui US/Algeria

Azmat Khan US

Beeta Baghoolizadeh US/Middle East

Boutaina Azzabi Morocco/Netherlands

Ethar El-Katatney US/Egypt

Hajer Naili US/France

Hasna Ankal Amazigh/Belgium/Morocco

Hena Zuberi US

Ismat Sarah Mangla US

Khadija Patel South Africa

Kristiane Backer Germany

Laila Al-Arian US

Malika Bilal US

Maria Ebrahimji US

Mariam Sobh US

Mehreen Khan UK

Nabila Ramdani France/North Africa/UK

Nafeesa Syeed US

Nausheen Husain US

Nesrine Malik UK/Sudan

Raziye Akkoc UK/International

Remona Aly UK

Roqayah Chamseddine Middle East

Sabbiyah Pervez UK

Samia Errazzouki Middle East

Sana Saeed US/Canada

Sara Yasin US

Sarah Harvard US

Shelina Janmohamed UK

Yasmine Hafiz US

Zeba Khan US

Movers & Shakers

Ahlam Said Online Organizer

Aisha al-Adawiya Women’s Rights & Mosque Access

Akeela Ahmed Mental Health & Gender Issues

Aliya Latif Civil & Human Rights

Aniqah C Queer, WOC, Feminism

Ashley Mocosa Art & Activism

Basheera Mack Anti-Racism & American Muslim Culture

Browntourage Alternative Media

Budour Hassan Palestine Advocacy



Organizations

AltMuslimah Gender & Islam

Al-Rawiya Foundation Women’s Empowerment

Azizah Magazine Magazine for the Muslim American Woman

Coming of Faith Stories by Muslim Women

Enabled Muslim Support for Muslims with Disabilities

Heart Women & Girls Sexual Health & Mental Well-Being

Hijabtrendz Fashion, Entertainment, Beauty

Hip Hop Hijabis Hip Hop artists Poetic Pilgrimage

Islamic Network Groups Islamic Educational Resources

Love, InshAllah Relationships, Literature & Sex

MIIM Designs Architecture & Design

Muhsen Special Education Needs

Musawah Feminism & Gender Equity

Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative Education, Outreach, Advocacy

MuslimGirl.Net Muslim Women Talk Back

Muslims For Progressive Values Gender Equality

Muslimah Media Watch Media Analysis

Muslim Women Network UK Network to empower women

My Halal Kitchen Recipes & Halal Industry Information

Nadoona Fitness Changing the world, one calorie at a time

Outburst! Building Safer Communities

Side Entrance Women’s Mosque Experienes

Women In Islam, Inc Women’s Empowerment

Women’s Mosque of America Women-led Juma prayers for women & children

Politics & Policymakers

Alaa Murabit Middle East, International Affairs

Edina Lekovic Muslim Public Affairs

El-Hibri Foundation Philanthropy

Dalia Mogahed Research

Hend Amry Middle East & North Africa

Farhana Khera Civil Liberties

Julie Pascoet Diversity in Europe

Manal Omar Middle East

Maryam Jamshidi Author, Middle East politics

Mehrunisa Qayyum Middle East Affairs

Myriam Francois-Cerrah MENA, Religion and Europe

Nadia Roumani Philanthropy and Leadership

Nagihan Haliloglu International Relations

Rashida Tlaib Attorney & former State Representative

Remziya Suleyman Civil Rights & Kurdish Affairs

Riada Asimovic Akyol International Relations

Ruwayda Mustafah Kurdish Affairs

Sahar Aziz Law Professor, Civil Liberties

Umbreen Bhatti Law & Religion

Yusra Ghannouchi Spokesperson for Tunisia’s Ennahda Party

Zainab Usman Oxford China-Africa Network

Zeenat Rahman Global Muslim Youth Affairs

Religious Scholars

Ingrid Mattson Canada

Maryam Amirebrahimi US

Muslema Purmul US

Shayka Safia Shahid UK

Safiyyah Surtee South Africa

Anse Tamara Gray US

Tricia Veknach US

Yasmin Mogahed US

Zaynab Ansari US

Storytellers



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Aisha Saeed Author, Written in the Stars

Aishah Schwartz Director, Muslim Writers Alliance

Aizzah Fatima Actor & Playwright

Alana Raybon Co-Author, Undivided

Arnessa Buljusmic Writer & Analyst

Ausma Zehanat Khan Lawyer & Author, The Unquiet Dead

Ayesha Mattu Editor of Love, InshAllah and Salaam, Love

Ayesha A. Siddiqui Writer & Editor

Bina Shah Journalist & Author of A Season for Martyrs

Deonna Kelli Sayed Writer

Dilshad Ali Journalist & Editor of Patheos Muslim Channel

