About Maleka Begum
Born 1944. Maleka Begum is an Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi academic.
Maleka Begum (born 1944) is a Bangladeshi feminist, author, academic.
Biography Begum was born in 1944 to Abdul Aziz and Fahima Begum.
Begum completed her secondary education from Sher-E-Bangla Girls' High School. She earned her B.A. and M.A. from University of Dhaka in Bengali literature and Sociology in 1965 and 1966 and in 1968 (sociology). and is a visiting faculty of Department of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Dhaka.
Begum is one of the founding general secretaries of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.
Writings Maleka Begum has written over 30 books on women and gender issues.
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Who is Maleka Begum?
Bangladeshi academic
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Maleka Begum was born in 1944.
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Maleka Begum is an academic.
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Maleka Begum is Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi.
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