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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian social activist}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
|caption=Dr.Aleem Khan Falaki<br />
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|name=Aleem Khan Falaki<br />
| birth_name = Mohammed Aleemullah Khan<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|7|15}}<br />
|birth_place=[[Hyderabad]], India<br />
| education = [[Master of Arts|MA]] in [[Social Work]]<br>[[PhD]] in [[Social Work]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]]<br />
|movement=Anti-Dowry Crusade<br />
|organization = Socio-Reform-Society<br />
|awards = India Fraternity Forum (IFF)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Aleem Khan''' (born 1956) is an Indian [[social activist]] fighting to eradicate [[Dowry]] from the Indian subcontinent hailing from [[Hyderabad]] in the Indian state of [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-indian-activist-launches-anti-dowry-matrimonial-service-1950245|title=Indian activist launches anti-dowry matrimonial service|date=13 January 2014|website=Dnaindia.com|accessdate=29 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://twocircles.net/2012jan14/aleem_khan_relentless_fighter_against_dowry.html|title=Aleem Khan: A relentless fighter against dowry - TwoCircles.net|website=twocircles.net|accessdate=29 July 2017}}</ref> He is also known for his [[Urdu]] poetry which he frequently recites at Mushairas. He is the founder of Socio-Reform-Society and the author of numerous books on [[dowry]] written in Urdu and English.<ref name="li.aleemkhanfalaki.com">{{cite web|url=http://li.aleemkhanfalaki.com/aboutauthor/|title=About Author « Life Insurance and the Muslims|website=li.aleemkhanfalaki.com|accessdate=29 July 2017|archive-date=7 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907040819/http://li.aleemkhanfalaki.com/aboutauthor/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/crusader-against-jehez-on-mission-impossible/article3863280.ece|title=Crusader against 'jehez' on mission impossible?|website=The Hindu|accessdate=29 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Mohammed Aleemullah Khan alias Aleem Khan Falaki was born in Hyderabad, India in 1956 to Mohammad Khaleelullah Khan who was also a scholar and often cites him as his inspiration.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/> He graduated from Osmania University, Hyderabad and did MA, M.Phil and completed his PhD from [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]] on the topic "Marginalization of woman in Muslim society". He also has a diploma in marriage counseling from Leicester, UK. He ran his own company in [[Jeddah]], [[Saudi Arabia]] for more than 3 decades and has now dedicated his full-time to Social-Work.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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==Anti-dowry campaign==<br />
Aleem Khan calls the anti-dowry campaign as the [[Jihad]] of this era. According to him, dowry is the root of all evils, and people can get rid of hundreds of other social evils and poverty over time if they give up the dowry system.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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==Socio-Reforms Society==<br />
Socio-Reforms-Society was formed in 1992 with the sole purpose to eradicate Dowry. The organization has expanded to recruit a number of other social workers as members. They often give Lectures, Talks in various colleges of the India on the flagitiousness of dowry, with the aim of targeting the youth, along with conducting meetings with various Lawmakers and religious clerics.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
Major books authored:<br />
* ''Mard bhi bikte hain....jahez ke liye'' (Men too are sold for dowry)<br />
* ''Life insurance and Muslims''<br />
* ''Ek koshish aur......''<br />
* ''Baat hai zamane ki ''(Urdu humour)<ref name="li.aleemkhanfalaki.com"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{official website|http://www.socioreforms.com}}<br />
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[[Category:Urdu-language Indian poets]]<br />
[[Category:Writers from Hyderabad, India]]<br />
[[Category:1956 births]]<br />
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