[4] Imam earned a sociology bachelor's degree from Polytechnic of North London in 1980 and a master's from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in 1983.

[6] BAOBAB's mission is to increase progressive interpretations of Islamic texts and raise awareness to Nigerian women's rights.

[3] As director of BAOBAB during the introduction of Sharia, the organization held seminars across the country to discuss how Muslim laws can be interpreted to support women's rights.

[8] In 2004, Imam wrote a keynote address titled "Women, Muslim Laws and Human Rights in Nigeria".

The Woodrow Wilson International Center, and forum organizer, stated that her remarks deserved a wider address and were the second addition to their WWICS African Program Occasional Papers.