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Bilkis Bari (actor)
Bilkis may refer to: * Bilkis Akhter Jahan Shireen, a Bangladeshi politician * Bilkis Bano, a victim of the 2002 Gujarat riots * Bilkis Dadi, an Indian rights activist (birth name: ''Bilkis Bano'') * Bilkis Islam, a Bangladeshi politician * Queen of Sheba The Queen of Sheba ( he, מַלְכַּת שְׁבָא‎, Malkaṯ Šəḇāʾ; ar, ملكة سبأ, Malikat Sabaʾ; gez, ንግሥተ ሳባ, Nəgśətä Saba) is a figure first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. In the original story, she bring ...
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Bilkis Akhter Jahan Shireen
Bilkis Akhter Jahan Shireen is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ... from a reserved seat. Career Shireen was elected to parliament from a reserved seat as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2005. References Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Living people Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians Brojomohun College alumni {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub ...
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2002 Gujarat Riots
The 2002 Gujarat riots, also known as the 2002 Gujarat violence, was a three-day period of inter-communal violence in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The burning of a train in Godhra on 27 February 2002, which caused the deaths of 58 Hindu pilgrims and karsevaks returning from Ayodhya, is cited as having instigated the violence. Following the initial riot incidents, there were further outbreaks of violence in Ahmedabad for three months; statewide, there were further outbreaks of violence against the minority Muslim population of Gujarat for the next year. According to official figures, the riots ended with 1,044 dead, 223 missing, and 2,500 injured. Of the dead, 790 were Muslim and 254 Hindu. The Concerned Citizens Tribunal Report, estimated that as many as 1,926 may have been killed. Other sources estimated death tolls in excess of 2,000. Many brutal killings and rapes were reported on as well as widespread looting and destruction of property. Narendra Modi, then Chief ...
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Bilkis Dadi
Bilkis Dadi (; born Bilkis Bano) is an Indian activist who was at the forefront of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) passed by the central Government of India. She received national and international coverage during the sit-in protest in Shaheen Bagh in Delhi. For her role in the Shaheen Bagh protest, she came to be known as one of the 'Dadis of Shaheen Bagh' (English: Grandmothers of Shaheen Bagh) and went on to be listed on the ''Time'' 100 list and BBC's 100 Women in 2020. She was named "Woman of the Year" in ''The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims'' for 2020. Life Bilkis was born on 1 January 1938 in a village in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh, India. She did not receive any formal education and grew up reading the Quran Sharif. ''Vice'' summarizes her life— "She spent her life raising her six children, farming and rearing cattle". Her husband died when she was in her early 70s. She lives in Shaheen Bagh, Delhi, with her daughters-in- ...
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Bilkis Islam
Bilkiss Islam is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ... from a reserved seat. Career Islam was elected to parliament from reserved seat as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2005. As of 2024, she is a member of the BNP executive committee. References Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Living people Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub ...
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