In Egypt, women have been attending universities since the 1920s.In the United Arab Emirates,70% of enrollees in Science and Technology University are females. Between 1990 and 1991,female students who were enrolled in biological science courses in Bahrain accounted for 68% of the total student population,compared to 67% in Kuwait,69% in Qatar, 48% in Lebanon and 50% in Oman (Hasan 2000).Women across the Arab and Muslim world are increasingly becoming empowered to make informed health related decisions through education.