Muslim Women Power List

Professor Farida Fortune, dean of dentistry and oral health at Queen Mary's School of Medicine, is one of the top five most influential Muslim women Photograph: Jude Edginton

Adeeba Malik, the deputy chief executive of QED-UK, a charity set up to help improve the social, educational and economic circumstances of minority ethnic groups, is also co-chair of the National Ethnic Minorities Business Taskforce Photograph: Andy Butterton/PA

Baroness Uddin, chair of the government's taskforce championing minority women's participation in public life Photograph: Graeme Robertson

The first Muslim headteacher of a state secondary school, Plashet school for girls, Bushra Nasir is among the top 20 most influential women. See her interview with Society Guardian Photograph: David Levene

Haifa Fahoum Al Kaylani is the founder and chairwoman of the Arab International Women's Forum Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty

Haleh Afshar (left), professor of politics and women studies, York University Photograph: BBC

Ifath Nawaz (right), president of the Association of Muslim Lawyers (UK) Photograph: Jane Mingay/PA

Imtaz Khaliq, was named by Cosmopolitan magazine as one of the top tailors in London Photograph: Linda Nylind

Mehmuda Mian Pritchard has a portfolio of public sector roles, including BBC trustee and non-executive director of the Independent Safeguarding Authority Photograph: Rex Features

Naseem Malik is a commissioner of the Independent Press Complaints Commission and judge of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty

Muslim women: Pinky Lilani with Cherie Blair

Pinky Lilani (pictured with Cherie Blair) is an entrepreneur, cookery writer and specialist in diversity issues Photograph: Rex Features/Arnold Slater

Riazat Butt is the Guardian's religious affairs correspondent Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Muslim women: Rimla Akhtar being interviewed

Rimla Akhtar (seen being interviewed) is chair of the Muslim Women Sport Foundation Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian

Rushanara Ali is associate director of the Young Foundation Photograph: AXV/Rex Features

Salma Yaqoob is the leader of the Respect political party and a Birmingham city councillor Photograph: Linda Nylind

Comedian Shazia Mirza is also a columnist for the New Statesman Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian

Shelina Zahra Janmohamed is the author of acclaimed novel Love in a Headscarf Photograph: Graeme Robertson

Wasfi Kani is chief executive of Grange Park Opera Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is a journalist and author Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Yvonne Ridley is a journalist, author and broadcaster for Press TV Photograph: Francis Dean/Rex Features

Zahida Manzoor is legal services complaints commissioner and legal services ombudsman for England and Wales Photograph: Asadour Guzelian/Guzelian