<strong>ملخص الدراسة:</strong>

The present paper aims at drawing a picture of women in the western parts of the Arab world in the public life from the time of Islamic liberation to the fifth century A.H. and to shed life on the role women played during this period.The Arab library neglected the studies that deal with women’s life in the western parts of the Arab world in different aspects of life compared with their coun tarparts in the eastern parts who had their fair share of research. There is no doubt that woman history in the Arab west is rich with political and social activities, hence we attempted to introduce their distinctive role.

ملخص الدراسة:

The present paper aims at drawing a picture of women in the western parts of the Arab world in the public life from the time of Islamic liberation to the fifth century A.H. and to shed life on the role women played during this period.The Arab library neglected the studies that deal with women’s life in the western parts of the Arab world in different aspects of life compared with their coun tarparts in the eastern parts who had their fair share of research. There is no doubt that woman history in the Arab west is rich with political and social activities, hence we attempted to introduce their distinctive role.