Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

17Sep - by Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad - 1 - In Bengali SF Islam in SF Literature SF by Muslims

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One of the earliest Muslim Science Fiction writers was a Bengali Muslim woman Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain. She wrote an I feminist Science Fiction short Sultana’s Dream. The short story dealt with role reversal between men and women and gender equality in Islam.

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Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad

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