Zehra Fyzee

Zehra Fyzee was a writer, playwriter and editor working in India in the early part of the twentieth century. She was a leading contributor to Urdu women's journals of the time.
Zehra Fyzee was the eldest of three sisters born to Hasanally Feyzhyder and Amirunnisa Fyzee. Her sisters Atiya Fyzee and Nazli Begum were also writers. All the sisters were raised in Mazagaon, Mumbai under the influence of their great-uncle, Badruddin Tyabji.
In 1905, Fyzee presided over a women's gathering connected to the Muhammadan Educational Conference. In 1914 she was elected to the working committee of the All India Muslim Ladies Conference

Writing and editing career

Fyzee was a regular contributor to Urdu women's magazines, including Tehzeeb-e-Niswan, Khaton and Ismat.
In 1921, Zehra Fyzee's articles were collated into a book, published as Mazamin. Her play, Mal-i-khatun, was published in the same year.
Fyzee also wrote a book on women's health, Tandarusti Hazar Naimat in 1934.
Fyzee edited her sister Atiya's letters and diaries before passing them to Muhammadi Begum for publication in Tehzeeb-e-Niswan. She also edited Nazli's travelogue, Sair-i-Yurop , and her mother's books of poetry: Yadgari-Amira and Amin.
Zehra Fyzee died on 23 December 1940.