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| rdfs:comment | - Hindiyya al-‘Ujaimi née Hannah was born on July 31, 1720 in Aleppo an Ottoman metropolis Her father Shukrallah Ujaimi and mother Helena Hawwa were merchants and both were from wealthy families. Hindiyya’s determination to interject a feminine voice into the religious sphere of the time was not well received but she persisted despite fierce opposition. Her ability to establish and head the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a religious order, in 1752 was remarkable for a female during this time. The life of Hindiyya provides insight into the politics of gender and religion that existed in the Maronite and Catholic churches during the 18th century.
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| abstract | - Hindiyya al-‘Ujaimi née Hannah was born on July 31, 1720 in Aleppo an Ottoman metropolis Her father Shukrallah Ujaimi and mother Helena Hawwa were merchants and both were from wealthy families. Hindiyya’s determination to interject a feminine voice into the religious sphere of the time was not well received but she persisted despite fierce opposition. Her ability to establish and head the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a religious order, in 1752 was remarkable for a female during this time. The life of Hindiyya provides insight into the politics of gender and religion that existed in the Maronite and Catholic churches during the 18th century.
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