women's education

FEATURE / Begum Rokeya and Begum Sufia An enduring “mother-daughter” bond

Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932) and Begum Sufia Kamal (1911-1999), two icons in Bangla literature and culture, were not kins but kindred spirits.

Yet another assault on Afghan women

Taliban’s ban on women’s higher education will further harm the country

BOOK EXCERPT: NONFICTION / Toward Ladyland: On the life and work of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

Her 1903 piece “Alonkar na badge of slavery” marked the start of Rokeya’s explicitly feminist writing.

What Is Your Name?

My mother's preoccupation with women's education went beyond her family. She would help any woman wanting to advance herself, through education and through jobs.

June 17, 2023
June 17, 2023

Begum Rokeya and Begum Sufia An enduring “mother-daughter” bond

Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932) and Begum Sufia Kamal (1911-1999), two icons in Bangla literature and culture, were not kins but kindred spirits.

December 21, 2022
December 21, 2022

Yet another assault on Afghan women

Taliban’s ban on women’s higher education will further harm the country

December 8, 2022
December 8, 2022

Toward Ladyland: On the life and work of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

Her 1903 piece “Alonkar na badge of slavery” marked the start of Rokeya’s explicitly feminist writing.

March 9, 2016
March 9, 2016

What Is Your Name?

My mother's preoccupation with women's education went beyond her family. She would help any woman wanting to advance herself, through education and through jobs.

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