Khadijah Bint Suleiman Muhammad Khan (philosopher)
Khadijah Bint Suleiman Muhammad Khan is a Sharifistani philosopher, feminist theologian and natural law ethicist who has been employed as an ethical advisor to the Khan Foundation since 2019.
Effendi Khadijah Bint Suleiman Muhammad Khan Master of Philosophy | |
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| Born | August the 4th 1997 Madinat Al-Islam Old Town |
| Nationality | Sharifistani Pashtun and half-Italian |
| Education | Masters degree in Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Islamic Theology |
| Alma mater | Madinat Al-Islam University (2015-2018), Oxford University (2018-2019) |
Notable work | Man, God and Woman (2020) and A Solution to Every Problem of Ethics (2019) |
| Spouse(s) | none |
| Awards | Philosopher of the Year (2019) |
| Era | Post-modern era |
| Region | Near-East |
| School | Natural law ethics, feminist theology |
| Thesis | Natural Law Theory Applied to Modern Politics (2018), Feminist Approaches to Theology (2018) and An Analysis of Arguments for the Existence Of God (2019) |
Main interests | Ethics, theology, Philosophy of religion and Political Philosophy |
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Early life
Khadijah Bint Suleiman Muhammad Khan was born on August 3rd 1997, daughter of Colonel Suleiman Muhammad Khan and Maria Lucrezia Khan, in the Old Town of Madinat Al-Islam.
Education
For her secondary education she attended an all-girls' private school in Madinat Al-Islam, Sharifistan, she later attended Madinat Al-Islam University (gaining a Bachelor of Arts Degree and then Oxford University (gaining her Master of Philosophy). During her time at Oxford she was frequently and actively involved in feminist activism.
Philosophy and theology
Khadijah Bint Suleiman Khan follows feminist theology, attributing more stereotypically "feminine" descriptions to God. In terms of her moral and political philosophy she is a natural law ethicist and liberal feminist: advocating reforms through parliament and the Sharifistani monarchy.
charity work
She has worked for the Khan Foundation (established by her father) from 2019 onwards as their ethical advisor. She follows a natural law ethics perspective as well as following Hanafi Islam.
personal life
Her brothers including Khalid Suleiman Muhammad Khan (an intelligence officer), Ahmed Suleiman Muhammad Khan (a Maoist guerrilla commander and former politician) and Ali Suleiman Muhammad Khan (musician) She is unmarried but is currently looking for a husband.