The Light of Female Islamic Scholarship

The subject of female Islamic scholarship has slowly begun to gather more attention over the last decade or so, spearheaded in many ways by the incredible work of Shaykh Muhammad Akram Nadwi and his groundbreaking book "Al-Muhaddithat." Unfortunately, in many ways, the discussions about female scholarship have remained either theoretical or historical, with little recognition or acknowledgement of what female Islamic scholarship and leadership look like today. Enter two incredible documentaries about precisely this -- female Islamic scholarship and leadership in the present day.