Why is is so difficult to be a religious person in our times? Why does life seem harder for me now that I have committed to Islam? How do I emerge from the depths of the trials and tribulations of life triumphantly? All these questions and more answered in this inspiring lecture delivered by award-winning ... <a title="Fatima Barkatulla &#8211; Life After Shahadah &#8211; Overcoming The Obstacles" class="read-more" href="https://muslimcentral.com/fatima-barkatulla-life-shahadah-overcoming-obstacles/" aria-label="Read more about Fatima Barkatulla &#8211; Life After Shahadah &#8211; Overcoming The Obstacles">Read more</a>

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Fatima has had a rich Islamic education from an early age thanks to her parents. She is married and passionately raising four children.

In her teens, she studied Arabic and Islamic studies in Egypt at prominent institutes such as Al Fajr Center, Qortoba Institute and a college of Al Azhar University and is currently training to be an Islamic Scholar with senior scholars in institutes here in the UK and through regular visits abroad.

She has been a key contributor to the discourse surrounding Muslim women in the West, contributing to the Westminster Faith Debates, documentaries and live shows for BBC Radio, the World Service, as well as BBC Television, Channel 4 and Islam Channel.

In 2014 she was awarded the IKON UKHWAH International Award – for young women in dawah and community service at a ceremony in KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.

Currently Fatima is Director of SEEDS OF CHANGE – the biggest Muslim women’s conference in Europe.