Inspired by the Bengal Renaissance: Rokeya's role in the education and emancipation of Bengali (Muslim) women

Inspired by the Bengal Renaissance: Rokeya's role in the education and emancipation of Bengali (Muslim) women

The article examines the influences of the Bengal Renaissance on the mind and sensibility of Rokeya Sakhwat Hossain and investigates how she systematically worked for the education of Bengali Muslim women in India to empower them and eventually pave the way for their social and cultural emancipation...

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Main Author: Quayum, Mohammad Abdul
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Orient Blackswan 2016
Subjects:
L Education (General)
PE English
PI Oriental languages and literatures
PK Indo-Iranian
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/54423/
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spelling iium-544232017-01-31T07:02:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54423/ Inspired by the Bengal Renaissance: Rokeya's role in the education and emancipation of Bengali (Muslim) women Quayum, Mohammad Abdul L Education (General) PE English PI Oriental languages and literatures PK Indo-Iranian The article examines the influences of the Bengal Renaissance on the mind and sensibility of Rokeya Sakhwat Hossain and investigates how she systematically worked for the education of Bengali Muslim women in India to empower them and eventually pave the way for their social and cultural emancipation. The article seeks to locate Rokeya as a pioneering and heroic "feminist" writer before the emergence of feminism as a movement in British South Asia. Orient Blackswan 2016 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54423/1/54423_Inspired%20by%20the%20Bengal%20Renaissance.pdf Quayum, Mohammad Abdul (2016) Inspired by the Bengal Renaissance: Rokeya's role in the education and emancipation of Bengali (Muslim) women. In: A Feminist Foremother: Critical Essays on Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain. Orient Blackswan, India, pp. 45-65. ISBN 978-93-86296-00-9 http://www.orientblackswan.com/BookDescription?isbn=978-93-86296-00-9&id=19&t=c
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PE English
PI Oriental languages and literatures
PK Indo-Iranian
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PE English
PI Oriental languages and literatures
PK Indo-Iranian
Quayum, Mohammad Abdul
Inspired by the Bengal Renaissance: Rokeya's role in the education and emancipation of Bengali (Muslim) women
description The article examines the influences of the Bengal Renaissance on the mind and sensibility of Rokeya Sakhwat Hossain and investigates how she systematically worked for the education of Bengali Muslim women in India to empower them and eventually pave the way for their social and cultural emancipation. The article seeks to locate Rokeya as a pioneering and heroic "feminist" writer before the emergence of feminism as a movement in British South Asia.
format Book Chapter
author Quayum, Mohammad Abdul
author_facet Quayum, Mohammad Abdul
author_sort Quayum, Mohammad Abdul
title Inspired by the Bengal Renaissance: Rokeya's role in the education and emancipation of Bengali (Muslim) women
title_short Inspired by the Bengal Renaissance: Rokeya's role in the education and emancipation of Bengali (Muslim) women
title_full Inspired by the Bengal Renaissance: Rokeya's role in the education and emancipation of Bengali (Muslim) women
title_fullStr Inspired by the Bengal Renaissance: Rokeya's role in the education and emancipation of Bengali (Muslim) women
title_full_unstemmed Inspired by the Bengal Renaissance: Rokeya's role in the education and emancipation of Bengali (Muslim) women
title_sort inspired by the bengal renaissance: rokeya's role in the education and emancipation of bengali (muslim) women
publisher Orient Blackswan
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/54423/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/54423/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/54423/1/54423_Inspired%20by%20the%20Bengal%20Renaissance.pdf
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