Short Bio

Na'ima B. Robert has been telling stories and helping other women tell theirs for over 15 years. 

As an award-winning author, entrepreneur, coach and motivational speaker, Na'ima B. Robert has touched the lives of thousands around the world.

From keynotes in London, to speaking tours across South Africa, to capacity stadiums in Malaysia and Nigeria, her signature style of delivery - poetic, energetic, honest and raw - has set her apart as a keynote speaker, coach and trainer.

She has shared the stage with luminaries from the Muslim world, including Mufti Menk, Zohra Sarwari, Fatima Barkatulla, Haleh Banani, Baba Ali, Boona Mohammed. Peter Sanders, Zain Bhikha, Muslim Belal, Mohammed Ali, and many more.

She is the award-winning author of the bestseller, 'From My Sisters' Lips' and founding editor of 'SISTERS', the magazine for fabulous Muslim women.

She has appeared on BBC's Newsnight, GMTV and on several BBC radio stations. Her work has been published in The Times Online and The Telegraph. She has been profiled in The Independent and Stylist Magazine as well as being a regular guest on Islam Channel, British Muslim TV and Salaam Media Radio.

Long Bio

Born in Leeds to a white father and a black mother from apartheid South Africa, then raised in Zimbabwe and converted to Islam while studying at university in the UK, and having lived for ten years in Egypt, Na'ima B. Robert has some interesting stories to tell.

A mother to five children, she crafted a career as an author, specialising in diverse and multicultural children's books, as well as novels for young people and a groundbreaking memoir.

She founded SISTERS, the magazine for fabulous Muslim women in 2007 and went on to publish for ten years, touching the lives of thousands of readers and launching the careers of dozens of writers.

In a tragic turn of events, she lost her first husband of 15 years and became, all at once, a widow and the CEO of a company of 300 staff.

She credits this experience with the expansion and growth she has since experienced as a woman, as a mother, as an entrepreneur and public figure.

Having travelled the world addressing a variety of audiences and indulging her love for new experiences, Na'ima continues to intrigue and inspire.

As an outgoing, successful, confident, adventurous veiled Muslim woman, she shatters stereotypes wherever she goes and encourages audiences to address their preconceptions, strip away their prejudices and open themselves up to a transformational experience.

Na'ima's signature style has evolved over the years: she has a unique ability to command attention from the stage and connect with women and men of all ages and from different backgrounds, with her blend of honesty, vulnerability, strength and humour.

Her keynote presentations typically leave the audience shaken, stirred and ready to make big changes in their lives and finally show up as the heroes of their life stories.