6
edits
no edit summary
>Rosiestep (move infobox to the top of the article; add wls) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = M. Haleema Beevi | | name = M. Haleema Beevi | ||
| birth_date = | | birth_date = {{birth year|1918}} | ||
| death_date = 2000 | | death_date = {{death date and age|2000|1|14|1918}} | ||
| occupation = Publisher, Writer, Editor | | occupation = Publisher, Writer, Editor | ||
| known_for = Journalism, Social Reform, Islamic Feminism | | known_for = Journalism, Social Reform, Islamic Feminism | ||
| spouse = K.M. Mohammed Moulavi | | spouse = K.M. Mohammed Moulavi | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''M. Haleema Beevi''' ( | '''M. Haleema Beevi''' (1918-2000) was an Indian journalist, social activist, freedom fighter, Islamic feminist, newspaper editor and publisher.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-06|title=Lost and found|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/lost-and-found-2/|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Times of India Blog|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Muringatheri|first=Mini|last2=Muringatherithrissur|first2=Mini|date=2019-02-01|title=She chose the less-travelled path|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/she-chose-the-less-travelled-path/article26155791.ece|access-date=2021-06-09|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pradeep|date=2021-02-23|title=Why it took Kerala so long to recognise the work of a woman editor of 1930s|url=https://thefederal.com/the-eighth-column/why-it-took-kerala-so-long-to-recognise-the-work-of-a-woman-editor-of-1930s/|access-date=2021-06-09|website=The Federal|language=en-US}}</ref> She has the unique position of being the proprietor of three women’s periodicals and a general magazine in Kerala. Haleema Beevi was also the president of the Thiruvalla Muslim Women’s Association and an active member of the Muslim Majlis.<ref>{{Cite web|title=M Haleema Beevi|url=https://swatantryavaadini.in/tag/m-haleema-beevi/|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Swatantryavaadini|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
She worked as a Municipal Councilor at [[Thiruvalla]], [[Kerala]] between 1938 and 1945 and was the first Muslim woman to hold that position. | She worked as a Municipal Councilor at [[Thiruvalla]],<ref name="Malayalam News"/> [[Kerala]] between 1938 and 1945 and was the first Muslim woman to hold that position. | ||
== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
Haleema Beevi was born in [[Adoor]] in present-day [[Pathanamthitta district]] of Kerala in 1918.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> Her parents were Peer Mohammed and Maideen Beevi.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2019-02-02|title=ശതാബ്ദി ആഘോഷിച്ച ഹലീമാ ബീവി ആരാണ്?|url=https://malayalam.news18.com/news/kerala/haleema-beevi-the-first-muslim-women-journalist-in-kerala-history-updated-new-81943.html|access-date=2021-06-09|website=News18 Malayalam}}</ref> She lost her father at a young age.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> Maiteen Beevi, a mother of seven, raised her children alone, including Haleema Beevi.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> Two of the seven children died at a very young age.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> She and her sister were sent to school, contrary to the custom in their locality. Halima Beevi testified in an interview published in Chandrika Weekly that when her elder sister was sent to school in Adoor, it was strongly opposed by conservative religious thinkers and that her mother did not care.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> Despite the protests, the mother sent Halima Beevi also to school and called out to the world for her courage and determination.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> She was able to study till Class 7. | |||
== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
[[File:Vanitha magazine 1944 Sept issue.jpg|thumb|Vanitha Magazine (September 1944) cover page]] | [[File:Vanitha magazine 1944 Sept issue.jpg|thumb|Vanitha Magazine (September 1944) cover page]] | ||
| Line 21: | Line 20: | ||
== Activism == | == Activism == | ||
While a religious preaching was going on in the village, a religious scholar gave his own definition to education that Islam does not give. Haleema Beevi and her friends stood up from the audienceand questioned the scholar and went down with some women after saying everything she had to say. Before leaving, Beevi challenged that those who could preach Islam cleanly would be preached in the same place the next day.<ref name="Malayalam News">{{cite news |last1=Noora |first1=Noorjahan |title=ഹലീമ ബീവി, അണയാത്ത വിളക്ക്... |url=https://www.malayalamnewsdaily.com/node/211196/sunday-plus/haleema-beevi |work=Malayalam News |date=1 September 2019}}</ref> From the next day onwards, K.M. Mohammad Moulavi, Aslam Moulavi, M. Abdul Salam IAS and others preached.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> This incident in the life of Halima Beevi, had a great impact on the Muslim history of Kerala.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> | |||
During the reign of [[Dewan#Title|Dewan]] [[C. P. Ramaswami Iyer|C.P. Ramaswamy]], when printing presses and newspapers were running into trouble, she learnt printing, composing and binding. She used to print leaflets and other materials for those protesting against the rule of the dewan. M. Haleema Beevi and her husband helped with the composing and printing of articles and leaflets for the ''Malayala Manorama'' when that newspaper came into conflict with the government. Sir C.P. Ramaswamy had offered her a job if she would be ready to give up her political career.<ref name=":1" /> | During the reign of [[Dewan#Title|Dewan]] [[C. P. Ramaswami Iyer|C.P. Ramaswamy]], when printing presses and newspapers were running into trouble, she learnt printing, composing and binding. She used to print leaflets and other materials for those protesting against the rule of the dewan. M. Haleema Beevi and her husband helped with the composing and printing of articles and leaflets for the ''Malayala Manorama'' when that newspaper came into conflict with the government. Sir C.P. Ramaswamy had offered her a job if she would be ready to give up her political career.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
She had been jailed for her ideals and taking part in the [[Vimochana samaram]].<ref name=":2" /> | She had been jailed for her ideals and taking part in the [[Vimochana samaram]].<ref name=":2" /> | ||
She worked tirelessly for the emancipation of women, specifically Muslim women. She wanted to bring Muslim women to mainstream society. She had fairly radical ideas that were rooted in her Islamic heritage. She wrote and spoke about including subjects such as health, psychology and Quran in the educational syllabus.<ref name=":0" /> | She worked tirelessly for the emancipation of women, specifically Muslim women. She wanted to bring Muslim women to mainstream society. She had fairly radical ideas that were rooted in her Islamic heritage. She wrote and spoke about including subjects such as health, psychology and Quran in the educational syllabus.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==Pesonal life and death== | |||
Haleema Beevi was married to K.M. Mohammed Moulavi when she was sixteen years old. Her husband encouraged her in her public activities. He was himself a writer, editor and religious scholar. Their children are Ansar Begum, Nafisa Beevi, Jameela Beevi, retired headmistress of Paringkanni UPS School and Mohammad Ashraf, General Manager, CIDCO, Thiruvananthapuram.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> After the death of Mohammad Moulavi in 1992, Halima Beevi completely withdrew from public life.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> She later lived in [[Perumbavoor]] with her daughter Nafisa Beevi.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> She died on January 14, 2000.<ref name="Malayalam News"/> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
| Line 33: | Line 37: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beevi, M. Haleema}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Beevi, M. Haleema}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1918 births]] | ||
[[Category:2000 deaths]] | [[Category:2000 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Journalists from Kerala]] | [[Category:Journalists from Kerala]] | ||