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The Five Muslim Women You Need to Know About

She was born in Jorhat Town and pursued her education privately. Later in life, she contributed articles to Assamese journals.

She has worked as Joint Secretary at Red Cross Society, Jorhat during 1946-49 and for the National Savings Scheme in an honorary capacity between 1957-58. She was the Convener of The Women’s department of the Congress at Golaghat since its inception in 1953 till 1956.

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बेगम अज़ीज़ा फ़ातिमा इमाम – जिन्हें सियासत विरासत में मिली

बेगम अज़ीज़ा फ़ातिमा इमाम का जन्म 20 फ़रवरी 1924 को पटना में हुआ था। उन्हें अज़ीज़ा इमाम के नाम से

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When Sheikh Abdullah (Papa Mian) wrote poem for his daughter, Khurshid Jahan

Sheikh Abdullah, founder of Women’s College in Aligarh, and Begum Waheed Jahan had seven children, five daughters and two sons. Begum Khurshid Jahan, born in 1918, was the youngest daughter.

When she was a kid, there was a rumour that beggars with long beards kidnapped the children and would sell them away. Therefore, Begum Khurshid, when four year old, used to get terrified at the mere sight of any man with a long beard. 

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Sayeed Sultana : Wonder Girl From Hyderabad Who Stunned the World of Table Tennis

Sayeed Sultana was India’s table tennis national champion in 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 and 1954. Her family migrated to Pakistan in 1956. She too went to Pakistan and continued playing and won championships in 1956, 1957, and 1958. She was the table tennis national champion of Pakistan. In 1959, she retired and passed away on 15th September, 2005.

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सईद सुल्ताना : भारतीय इतिहास की सबसे बड़ी महिला टेबल टेनिस खिलाड़ी

वो साल 1951 था ऑस्ट्रिया के विएना शहर में अंतर्राष्ट्रीय टेबल टेनिस प्रतिस्पर्धा हो रही थी। रोमानिया की एंजेलिका रोज़ेनु

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Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz: Who Won the Political Rights For the Indian Women

Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz was one of the two women representatives at the First Round Table Conference, one of the three women representatives at the Second Round Table Conference, and the only woman at the Third Round Table Conference. Later on, when the Joint Select Committee was formed to finalize the Government of India Act, of 1935, Jahanara was the only woman member of it.

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भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन के दौरान पुलिस द्वारा महिलाओं के साथ किया गया बलात्कार

भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन में महिलाओं की भरपूर भागीदारी थी। उन्‍होंने आंदोलन में न सिर्फ़ हिस्‍सा लिया बल्कि पुरुषों की बराबरी

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