FATIMA BARKATULLA
MA ISLAMIC LAW, SOAS UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
I am an author, Islamic scholar and chaplain, who has completed two Alimiyyah degrees with Distinction from two prominent seminaries in the UK.
My Islamic education spans more than two decades, during which I studied in Egypt at prominent institutes including a college of Al-Azhar University.
I have been a key contributor to the discourse surrounding Muslim women in the West, contributing to the Westminster Faith Debates, documentaries and live shows for BBC Radio 4, the World Service, as well as BBC television, Channel 4 and the Islam Channel.
Furthermore, I was Director of Seeds of Change โ the biggest Muslim womenโs conference in Europe and a Dawah trainer for iERA. In 2014 I was awarded the Ikon Ukhwah International Award โ for my dawah and community work.