Famous People with Name Fatima

Fatima Meer            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Fatima Meer: is a South African writer and academic, a screenwriter, and was a prominent anti-apartheid activist.In 1946, Meer joined many other South African Indians in a passive resistance campaign against apartheid, during which she started the Student Passive Resistance Committee. She also helped to establish the Durban Districts Women’s League, an organisation started in order to build alliances between Africans and Indians as a result of the race riots between the two groups in 1949.

Fátima Leyva Morán            Origin/Culture/Country: Mexican

Fátima Leyva Morán: is an Association football player from Mexico. She plays mid-fielder for the Mexico women's national football team. During her international career, Leyva has participated at numerous tournaments, namely the CONCACAF (1998), Nike Cup (1998, 2000), World Cup (1999), Pan American Games (1999, 2003) and Copa de Oro (2000) tournaments.

Altaf Fatima            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Altaf Fatima: an Urdu novelist. Her novel Dastak Na Do (The One Who Did Not Ask) has enjoyed a lot of success and is widely regarded as one of the defining works in the Urdu language. An adaptation was presented on Pakistan television and an abridged translation was serialised by the prestigious Karachi monthly, Herald.

Batool Fatima            Origin/Culture/Country: Pakistan

Batool Fatima: is a female cricketer who plays for the Pakistan. She has played 50 ODI games since 2001 and one Test in 2004.