In the late 90s, I read the book Forgotten Queens Of Islam by Fatima Mernissi. A chapter in this book is dedicated to the Yemenite Queen Arwa al-Sulayhi.
It contained mostly biographical information, her upbringing, her marriages and also her accomplishment. The wikipedia page (on Arwa al-Sulayhi) contains some information from the book.
She is a very important personality in the Fatimid Mustalian Tayyibi sects (Dawoodi Bohras, Sulaymani and Alevi). She’s revered as much as the other Dais (Ismaili Missionaries/Agent), if not more.
She seemed ambitious, was a capable monarch and served well in her capacity as an Ismaili/Fatimid propagandist. She didn’t really strike me as someone who was trustworthy, honest or sincere. But then again I could be wrong.
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