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Safiya Arib

Safiya Arib (also known as Safia Begum) was a notable Urdu poet, writer, and editor from Hyderabad, India. Her contributions to Urdu literature are closely linked to her marriage and literary partnership with the prominent poet, editor, and political activist Sulaiman...

Safiya Shamim Malihabadi

Safiya Shamim Malihabadi was a distinguished Urdu poetess of the 20th century, celebrated for her literary contributions and her lineage from one of Urdu poetry’s most revered families. Born Safiya Begum on March 27, 1920, in Malihabad, Uttar Pradesh, she...

Sajida Zaidi

Sajida Zaidi (1926-2011) was a pioneering Indian poet, novelist, academic, and a central figure in the modernist movement of Urdu literature. Renowned for her intellectual rigour and bold feminist perspective, she created a powerful body of work that challenged social...

Salma Shaheen

Salma Shaheen, born in 1965 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, is a renowned Urdu poet and academic celebrated for her melodious recitation style and profound contributions to contemporary Urdu literature. She currently resides in Delhi, where she has established herself as...