Zaynab al-Shahda (tenth century)

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Zaynab al-Shahda
(tenth century); lived in Baghdad originally from Dinawar; female calligrapher renowned for her work in fiqh (Islamic law) and hadiths; appointed as teacher of Yaqut, the last Abbasid Caliph.

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