Aziza Abdel-Halim AM (Arabic: عزيزة عبد الحليم) is an Egyptian-Australian academic, teacher, and founder of the Muslim Women's National Network Australia (MWNNA).
Abdel-Halim's uncle was arrested for criticising President Gamal Abdel Nasser's policies, and physically and psychologically traumatised while in jail.
[4] Abdel-Halim was involved in campaigns to save the multicultural TV channel SBS, to change official forms to use the term 'given name' rather than 'Christian name,' and to let women to wear their hijab for their driver's licence photos.
The book aims to address the "misinterpretation and misapplication of Islam as it affects the role, position and rights of Muslim Australian women."
[5] In 2019, Abdel-Halim was the recipient of the RISEAP Award " in recognition of her invaluable contributions and exemplary leadership over three decades in the service of Muslim minorities in the South East Asia and Pacific region.