I hope I marry a man who understands how important little things are. Folding clothes when I'm exhausted. Washing the dishes after I cook. Sending me flowers when I'm having a bad day. It's the little things that show true appreciation.
Sharifa Fatima of Yemen was a powerful ruler who bucked the social constraints placed on her. In the power struggles between imams, she was expected to marry her cousin who was taken captive.
Escaping the clutches of the enemy she would conquer San’a and rule in her own right.
Islamic history is full of warrior women who fiercely fought for what they believed in, defended what they cherished, and defied all expectations and became legends.
A thread on warrior women-