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Sumaira Abdulali

Sumaira Abdulali

In the bustling, often chaotic landscape of Indian environmental activism, Sumaira Abdulali occupies a unique and formidable space. As the founder of the Awaaz Foundation, she has spent decades turning two previously dismissed inconveniences—urban noise and sand...

The Yaqoob Sisters

Dr. Ummekulsoom and Dr. Amturraqeeb, popularly known as the “Yaqoob sisters,” hold a unique and significant place in the history of medicine in the Indian subcontinent. As two of the first female Muslim doctors in the region, they shattered social barriers...

Zohra Begum Kazi

Dr. Zohra Begum Kazi (1912-2007) was a pioneering physician and social worker, widely regarded as the first Bengali Muslim woman to earn an MBBS degree in undivided India. Her life’s work extended beyond medicine, establishing her as a trailblazer who dedicated...