Fahmida Riaz, Pakistani poet and activist (died 2018)

Fahmida Riaz

Pakistani writer and activist (1946–2018)

Fahmida Riaz was an Urdu writer, poet and activist from Pakistan. She authored many books, such as Godaavari, Khatt-e Marmuz, and Khana e Aab O Gil in addition to the first translation in rhyme of the Masnavi of Jalaluddin Rumi from Persian into Urdu. The author of more than 15…