Women from Indonesia to Chicago recite the Quran – in pictures
Maria Ulfah teaches Quran recitation at Baitul Qurro Islamic Boarding School in Jakarta, Indonesia. All photos: AP
Ms Ulfah poses for a portrait at the school.
Ms Ulfah has won and judged competitions at home and abroad and has been invited to recite all over the world.
Al Zahraa Layek Helmee recites an Islamic poem at the annual Cairo International Book Fair, Egypt.
Ms Helmee, pictured standing, started learning the Quran with a tutor shortly after she turned three.
Aged just 10, Ms Helmee had memorised the entire Quran.
Ms Helmee, centre, poses for a picture with fans.
Madinah Javed discusses encouraging females to recite the Quran, at the American Islamic College, Chicago.
As great as social media has been to raise awareness of the Quaran, Ms Javed says real change needs face-to-face interaction.
Ms Javed points to notes she made in her Quran while learning to be a reciter.
Ms Javed, who grew up in Scotland and now lives in Chicago, has turned to social media to highlight existing #FemaleReciters like herself while inspiring more to share recitations.
