Women in Islamic History

What term is best described by the following? a sixteenth-century governor of Tetouan in Morocco, remembered as one of the last women to hold the historic title 'al-Hurra'.

Correct answer

A. Sayyida al-Hurra

Explanation

'Sayyida al-Hurra' refers to a sixteenth-century governor of Tetouan in Morocco, remembered as one of the last women to hold the historic title 'al-Hurra'.