She is the author of works such as
Azra,
Rekhta,
Yadgaray hali Baat Cheet and
Jane Walon ki Yad Ati Hai. The
Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of
Padma Shri in 1983. Her life has been documented in a biography,
Saliha Abid Hussain, written by Sughra Mehdi and published in 1993. Her writing covered many subjects, including women's rights, and according to her niece Dr Sayeda Hameed, who curated the exhibition Pathbreakers: The 20th Century Muslim Women of India at the Bangalore International Centre in 2020, "She spoke out against Triple Talaq and other subjects fearlessly." ==See also==