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'''Fatima Begum''' (11 February 1890 – 1958) is a revered woman of the [[Pakistan Movement]].<ref name=AML/>

==Early life and education==
She was born to a noble family of [[Lahore]]. She was the daughter of [[Mahbub Alam (journalist)|Munshi Maulvi Mehboob Alam]], who owned the newspaper ''Paisa Akhbar'' (Penny Newspaper), famed and named for costing just one [[paisa]] (one penny).<ref name=AML>{{cite web|url=https://accessingmuslimlives.org/profile/fatima-begum/ |title=Profile of Fatima Begum |author=Sharmain Siddiqui|website=Accessing Muslim Lives (accessingmuslimlives.org) a US university website |access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref>

Fatima Begum received her early education at home and went on to complete her master's degree from [[University of the Punjab|Punjab University]]. She then became a teacher at Lady Maclagan School.

==Social and political activities==
In 1909, she was the editor of a fortnightly magazine for women ''Sharif Bibi''. In 1908, the [[Islamic Association of Women]] was established. Begum [[Mian Muhammad Shafi]] was its first president and Fatima Begum was appointed as its general secretary. In 1921, she was married into a respectable and noble family of [[Hazara District|Hazara]]. But after only a few years, her husband died, and she returned to her father's home in Lahore. She was appointed as an honorary Inspector of [[Mumbai Municipal Corporation]].<ref name=BR/>

Soon after that, upon advice from [[Quaid-e-Azam]] [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]], she visited Lahore to raise the status of [[All-India Muslim League]]'s logo. She was already working for the Ladies Wing of All-India Muslim League, [[Mumbai]]. She also used to publish a weekly magazine named ''Khatun (magazine)''. This magazine covered religious, social, educational and literary topics. She became active in many social and political organizations including ''Anjuman-i-Khawatin-i-Islam'' (Society of Ladies of Islam), the [[All India Women's Conference]] and the [[All-India Muslim League]]. She used to promote the ideology of Muslim League and [[Quaid-e-Azam]] [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]].<ref name=AML/><ref name=Research/>

Fatima Begum returned from [[Bombay]] to [[Lahore]] in 1937 to engage in political activities and public protest. She was very active in the re-awakening of [[Islam in India|Indian Muslims]] and creating political awareness among women of [[Punjab]], [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–2010)|NWFP]] and [[Bihar]].<ref name=AML/><ref name=Research/> She was the founder-principal of the ''Jinnah [[Islamia College (Lahore)|Islamia College]] for Girls'' at Lahore, [[British India]].<ref name=Research/><ref>Singh, Armajit (2008), Foundation of Pakistan: A Study of the Women Leadership of the Punjab Provincial Muslim League. J.R.S.P., Vol. 45, No. 1</ref> Jinnah College for Girls was the prime center of her activities and the main point for ''Women of Muslim League'' to confer upon. Every morning, Fatima Begum would address the young women about their responsibilities in the Pakistan Movement.

In 1940, she arranged the annual All-India Muslim League convocation. After doing all this work in Lahore, she decided to go to the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|North-West Frontier Province]]. In 1943, she went to [[Peshawar]] and started gathering Muslim women under the flag of All-India Muslim League. When there was [[famine]] and very poor health conditions in [[Bengal]], she took to action with her companions to distribute food and medicines to the afflicted. In 1946, when there was wide-scale slaughter of Muslims, she went to console and look after the affected families and help the widows and children. Before the [[Indian provincial elections, 1946]], she along with the other eminent Muslim women, campaigned all over Punjab to persuade women to vote for Pakistan.
In 1947, after the formation of [[Pakistan]], she worked to rehabilitate the incoming refugees from India. After that she became the provincial president of Muslim League.<ref name=AML/><ref name=Research/><ref name=BR/>

==Death and legacy==
Fatima Begum died in 1958.<ref name=AML/> She had the honor to be the first female Muslim journalist in [[British India]].<ref name=Research/><ref name=BR/> Muslim women played a significant role before and after the independence of Pakistan. A research paper on Fatima Begum from the ''Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan'' pays a tribute to her services by saying, "It can be concluded safely that if less unknown but faithful and selfless workers like Fatima Begum were not available to the Muslim League and the Quaid-e-Azam, creation of Pakistan was a distant task".<ref name=Research>{{cite web|url=http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/history/PDF-FILES/19-Paper_54_2_17.pdf |title=Fatima Begum: A Narrative of Unsung Hero of Pakistan Movement|date=1 July 2017|author=Naumana Kiran|website=University of the Punjab (pu.edu.pk) website (A Research Paper)|access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref><ref name=BR>{{cite news|url=https://fp.brecorder.com/2019/08/20190814506360/ |author=Zarina Patel|title=The unsung heroes of Pakistan Movement|newspaper=Business Recorder (newspaper)|date=14 August 2019|access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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