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Salma Yaqoob
became politically active after 911, and was elected leader and vice-chair of the Respect Party.An active member of Birmingham City Council, she chaired the Birmingham Stop the War Coalition.
The Guardian described her as "the most prominent Muslim woman in British public life" in 2010, and she was recognized by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in association with The Times and Emel.
She was raised in Birmingham and played football on the streets of Alum Rock. She studied biochemistry and psychology at Aston University, and is now a practicing psychotherapist.
Photo by Eric the Fish.
