Noor Zaheer Explained

Noor Zaheer
Nationality:	Indian
Occupation:	Feminist
Parents:	Sajjad Zaheer (father) Razia Sajjad Zaheer (mother)

Noor Zaheer is an Indian left leaning feminist author.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} Zaheer is member of Delhi Urdu Academy chaired by Arvind Kejriwal.^[6]

Literary career

Noor Zaheer, through her short stories and literature, focuses on socioeconomic issues in a legacy to that of the 20th century’s progressive Urdu authors. Zaheer translated, ʻIṣmat Cug̲h̲tāʼī's urdu language memoir Hai Pairahan to 'The Paper Attire' in English^[7] and also directed a play 'Kahani Ki Kahani, Ismat Ki Zabaani' in a theatre fest at Lucknow in 2017.^[8]

Social work

Zaheer, contributes to documentation oral culture and restoration of Buddhist monasteries in Himachal Pradesh India.

Bibliography

• Z̤ahīr, Nūr. My God is a Woman. India, Vitasta Pub., 2008. ISBN 9788189766528^[9]
• Z̤ahīr, Nūr. Ret Par Khoon. India, Meghā Buksa, 2010.
• Z̤ahīr, Nūr. Denied by Allah: Angst Against the Archaic Laws of Halala, Triple Talaq, Mut'ah & Khula. India, Vitasta Publishing, 2015.^[10]
• Z̤ahīr, Nūr. Siyahi ki ek boond. India, Medhā Buksa, 2018.
• Z̤ahīr, Nūr. Surk̲h̲a kāravām̐ ke hamasafara. India, Medhā Buksa, 2008.
• सयानी दीवानी. India, Rādhākr̥shṇa Prakāśana Prā. Li., 2020.
• Zaheer, Noor, and Ẓahīr, Nūr. Āja ke nāma. India, Medhā Buksa, 2012.
• Zaheer, Noor. Apna Khuda Ek Aurat. India, HarperCollins Publishers India, 2015.
• Zaheer, Noor. The Language They Chose Vol. I: Women's Writing in Urdu Vol I: Fiction. India, 'Zubaan Books, 2017.
• Zaheer, Noor. The Language They Chose Vol. II: Women's Writing in Urdu Vol II: Non-Fiction. India, 'Zubaan Books, 2017.
• Koofi, Fawzia, and Zaheer, Noor. Lettres à mes filles - Entre survie et espoir, les combats de la première femme politique afghane. France, Michel Lafon, 2022.
• Cug̲h̲tāʼī, ʻIṣmat. (Translator:Zaheer, Noor) Paper Attire. Pakistan, Oxford University Press, 2016.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014-01-18 . Noor Zaheer takes the lead . 2022-03-18 . The Express Tribune . en.
2. Web site: Ali . Muhsen . April 13, 2018 . Youth prone to Leftism more than ever: India's communist leader Pakistan Today . 2022-03-18 . en-GB.
3. Web site: Masood . Tooba . 2018-11-28 . Doors are being shut between Pakistan and India: Indian writer and activist Noor Zaheer . 2022-03-18 . Images . en.
4. Web site: Salam . Hamza Azhar . Mar 22, 2020 . Yawar Abbas, 100, marries Noor, 60, to beat coronavirus . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200323165226/https://www.geo.tv/latest/278657-yawar-abbas-100-marries-noor-60-to-beat-coronavirus . 2020-03-23 . 2022-03-18 . www.geo.tv . en.
5. Web site: Mohammed Wajihuddin. Mar 21, 2020 . Love in the time of coronavirus: Centenarian weds sweetheart Mumbai News - Times of India . 2022-03-18 . The Times of India . en.
6. Web site: rasia . 2018-10-18 . Prof Shehpur Rasool reappointed Vice Chairman Delhi Urdu Academy . 2022-03-18 . The Siasat Daily – Archive . en-US.
7. Web site: Shamsie . Muneeza . 2016-11-27 . The feminist voice of Ismat Chughtai . 2022-03-18 . DAWN.COM . en.
8. News: Playtime for Lucknowites - Times of India . 2022-03-18 . The Times of India . en.
9. Tanzeel . Dr Shayequa . 2021-11-03 . My God Is A Woman by Noor Zaheer: A Critical Analysis . International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences . en . 6 . 5. 308–311 . 10.22161/ijels.65.46 . 243916834 . free .
10. Web site: May 15, 2017 . Laadli Media Awards honours media campaigns for excellence in gender portrayal .