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Sheikh Abdur Rahim

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Journalist and Bengali Muslim literary reformer

A formative voice in Bengali Muslim journalism and Islamic literary prose.

Est. 1947 · Bengal✺A Bilingual Archive

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In the context of Working in late colonial Bengal, he wrote for a Muslim reading public that was negotiating language, religion, education, and modern print culture., Sheikh Abdur Rahim is recognized as Journalist and Bengali Muslim literary reformer. A formative voice in Bengali Muslim journalism and Islamic literary prose.

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He advanced Bengali Muslim journalism, Islamic biography, and public education through newspapers and prose writing.

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He is important for tracing Bengali Muslim literary awakening and the growth of Muslim journalism.

journalismliteraturemuslim-historybengali-prose

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He is important for tracing Bengali Muslim literary awakening and the growth of Muslim journalism.

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