Ask anyone to name a famous female politician, and most probably, you’ll hear a European or American name. It only proves how little we know about women in politics from other parts of the world. «A Women’s Emirate? Female Politicians of the Muslim World» is a collection of stories about famous female political and public figures in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrein, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Turkey, and other Muslim countries, for the first time brought together and translated into Ukrainian. These women not just became the first-ever female MPs, prime ministers, ministers, or parliament speakers in their respective countries. They also went through a thorny path, becoming influential and well-known both in their home countries, and abroad.

This book will help its readers understand the Muslim world and the nature of women’s rights in Islam; the controversy and connection between feminism and Islam; the difference in attitudes toward Islamic feminism in the conventional «West» and «East». The author studies grassroots movements and organizations, as well as public campaigns and protests in the Muslim countries that had an impact on the political empowerment of women and led to significant transformations in the Middle East and beyond.