Jamida Beevi

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Jamida Beevi is a women's activist and is the first women to lead Friday prayers in India for a mixed congregation that had both men and women.[1] She is the General Secretary of Quran Sunnat Society.

She is the youngest of 13 children. Her father was an Indian army soldier. She studied in the Jamia Nadwiyya Arabic College in Malappuram.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Muslim woman receives death threats after leading prayers in Kerala". Amrit Dhillon. The Guardian. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Meet Jamida Beevi, the first Muslim woman to lead Friday prayers in India". Scroll. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "'Quran has capacity to reflect and absorb changes in society over time … it did not discriminate between men and women'". The Economic Times. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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