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Kishwar Naheed

Born

in Bulandshahr, UP, British India

February 03, 1940

Genre

Poetry, Nonfiction, Children's

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Kishwar Naheed is a feminist poetess from Pakistan. In a field dominated by traditional male voices, she was a pioneer of a new, distinctively feminine voice and has produced over the span of forty years a body of work that is innovative, defiant, political, and self-aware. She has received several awards including Sitara-e-Imtiaz from Government of Pakistan for her contributions towards Urdu literature. Many of her books and poetry have been translated into English and Hindi.
She was born on 3 February 1940 in Bulandshahr, British India to a Syed family and migrated in 1949 to Pakistan. After her matriculation from Lahore in 1959, she did her Master's in economics from Punjab University.
Her interest in poetry arose early in life, when she u Kishwar Naheed is a feminist poetess from Pakistan. In a field dominated by traditional male voices, she was a pioneer of a new, distinctively feminine voice and has produced over the span of forty years a body of work that is innovative, defiant, political, and self-aware. She has received several awards including Sitara-e-Imtiaz from Government of Pakistan for her contributions towards Urdu literature. Many of her books and poetry have been translated into English and Hindi.
She was born on 3 February 1940 in Bulandshahr, British India to a Syed family and migrated in 1949 to Pakistan. After her matriculation from Lahore in 1959, she did her Master's in economics from Punjab University.
Her interest in poetry arose early in life, when she used to attend Mushairas with her mother and began writing Urdu poetry as a student and has continued ever since. She is a distinguished poet who has won the Adamjee Literary Award for "Lab-e-Goya" (1969) and a Unesco prize for "Dais Dais Ki Kahanian", a book of short stories for children as she also writes for children.
She started her career at an early age by editing the children's page of Pakistan Times under the supervision of Alys Faiz. In 1961, she joined as assistant editor of monthly Dost. Later, she served as public relations officer for the Lahore Division Council (1964-67) and worked as a feature writer for the government's Department of Films and Publications (1967-72). In 1971 she was appointed as Resident Director of the Pakistan National Centre in Lahore. She also headed the Pakistan National Council of the Arts in Islamabad.
In an effort to promote literary awareness, she sponsored a literary programme for PTV known as "Mulaqat" and a radio programme called "Nai Subah". She has made an NGO "Hawwa"; working for gender equality and women's empowerment in Pakistan.
She has produced nine volumes of poetry, eight books on women’s issues, eight books of translations of contemporary resistance and international literature, and 12 books for children. ...more

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	A Bad Woman's Story: A Translation of Buri Aurat Ki Katha by Kishwar Naheed, Durdana Soomro (Translator) 3.80 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buri Aurat Ki Katha / بری عورت کی کتھا 4.09 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	22 Urdu Books for Children: Story Books by Kishwar Naheed, Afzaal Ahmad, Raza Ali Abidi 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dais Dais Ki Kahaniyan / دیس دیس کی کہانیاں 3.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1987	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Distance of a Shout by Kishwar Naheed, Asif Farrukhi (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Poetry of Kishwar Naheed it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pakistan ki Tehzeeb o Saqafat [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2017] Kishwar Naheed 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buri Aurat Ke Khatoot / بری عورت کے خطوط 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kishwar Naheed Ki Notebook / کشور ناہید کی نوٹ بُک really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shanasaiyan Ruswaiyan / شناسائیاں رسوائیاں 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“یہ ہم گنہ گار عورتیں ہیں

جو اہل جبہ کی تمکنت سے نہ رعب کھائیں

نہ جان بیچیں

نہ سر جھکائیں

نہ ہاتھ جوڑیں

یہ ہم گنہ گار عورتیں ہیں

کہ جن کے جسموں کی فصل بیچیں جو لوگ

وہ سرفراز ٹھہریں

نیابت امتیاز ٹھہریں

وہ داور اہل ساز ٹھہریں

یہ ہم گنہ گار عورتیں ہیں

کہ سچ کا پرچم اٹھا کے نکلیں

تو جھوٹ سے شاہراہیں اٹی ملے ہیں

ہر ایک دہلیز پہ سزاؤں کی داستانیں رکھی ملے ہیں

جو بول سکتی تھیں وہ زبانیں کٹی ملے ہیں

یہ ہم گنہ گار عورتیں ہیں

کہ اب تعاقب میں رات بھی آئے

تو یہ آنکھیں نہیں بجھیں گی

کہ اب جو دیوار گر چکی ہے

اسے اٹھانے کی ضد نہ کرنا!

یہ ہم گنہ گار عورتیں ہیں

جو اہل جبہ کی تمکنت سے نہ رعب کھائیں

نہ جان بیچیں

!نہ سر جھکائیں نہ ہاتھ جوڑیں”
― Kishwar Naheed

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