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EVENTS ON FAIZ IN LONDON
Faiz Centenary National Organising Committee (UK) is supporting
many organisations and comrades to organise events to celebrate
the life and poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz throughout Britain. This
website is one of the main vehicles to support and publicise
these events. Over twenty political, artistic and cultural
events will be taking this year and it is hoped that the website
will be a useful vehicle to inform wider community in Britain as
well as rest of the world.
We request cultural, literary and social organisations to make
use of the website to publicise their events. We also send
regular alert mailing to hundreds of people and organisations to
highlight forthcoming events.
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January 17, 2011, 6.30 pm |
London
Faiz Ahmed Faiz: Poet in the City |
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Venue: Hall One, King’s Place,
90 York Way, London N1 9AG |
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An event celebrating the
100th anniversary of the birth of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, one
of the most prominent poets of the Indian sub-continent,
who wrote poems in both Urdu and Punjabi,
and whose humane work was filled with love, dignity and
resistance to injustice, was celebrated by Poet in the
City. |
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The event
featured: Javed Majeed, professor of
post-colonial studies at Queen Mary University of
London, and an expert on Urdu poetry,
will provide a biographical introduction and will speak
about Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s great contributions to poetry
and to world culture.
Poems
by Faiz read by Saqlain Imam in Urdu,
who now works for the BBC’s Urdu World
Service in London.
Actress and playwright Sudha Bhuchar,
Artistic Director at Tamasha Theatre
company, recited poems in English. Faiz’s
poems were recited
in Punjabi
by
renowned Punjabi poet and translator,
Amarjit
Chandan
whose latest book is ‘Sonata for four
hands’.
Swati Natekar,
a renowned vocalist from a hereditary musical family in
Bombay, accompanied by distinguished tabla player
Hanif
Khan,
sang poems by Faiz. |
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February 5, 2011 |
London Tribute to Faiz Ahmed Faiz |
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Organised by Urdu
Club London |
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Glowing tribute was paid
to renowned poet and humanist Faiz Ahmed Faiz at a
function held in connection with his centennial birth
anniversary by Urdu Club London. |
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The event
featured: Raza Ali Abadi, Patron of Faiz
Centenary National Organising Committee UK.
Jawed Qureshi, Asaf
Jilani, Aisha Ghazi (Urdu Club), Dr Rizwan,
Dr Jawed Sheikh (Urdu Markaz), Faizan Rana
(NUPSA) and Naeemur Rehman, Coordinator Urdu
Club.
Anam Farooq
presented English version of Faiz’s ‘Dua’.
British Asian singer Devdutt Joshi enthralled the
audience with Faiz’s ghazals. |
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June 11, 2011, 2.00
pm |
London Faiz
Mela London |
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Venue:
Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London
NW1 2BJ |
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Faiz Ahmad Faiz was one of the leading and
internationally recognised poets from Pakistan. 2011 is
centennial year of Faiz Ahmed Faiz. His admirers are
celebrating his centennial birthday across the world.
Faiz Centenary Celebration Committee UK has chalked out
a colorful event ‘Faiz Mela’ to pay homage to the great
poet and humanist in a befitting manner. |
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Confirmed
Guests: Abid Hassan Minto president Workers Party
Pakistan, I. A. Rehman, former president HRCP,
Iftikhar Arif poet and chair
Pakistan Academy of Letters,
prominent writer and intellectual Tariq Ali,
Faiz's daughters
Salima Hashmi
and Muneza Hashmi, prominent artist and singer
Zia Mohiuddin,
Laal Band, and many more. |
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September 17, Saturday,
All Day |
London
Faiz Ahmed Faiz - Centenary Celebration |
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School of
Oriental & African Studies (SOAS)
College Buildings Room
G3 and Khalili Lecture
Theatre,
Russell Square, London |
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Organised by
Centres & Programme Office and Sponsored by the Framing
Muslims project, the Department of South Asia, the
Centre for South Asian Studies and the Faiz Cultural
Academy. |
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Enquires:
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Amina Yaqin,
ay@soas.ac.uk |
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Shahid Ali Syed, Faiz Cultural Academy,
shahid_214@hotmail.com / Tel 07949296927 |
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Shahid Ali Syed, Faiz Cultural Academy,
shahid_214@hotmail.com / Tel 07949296927 |
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September
23, Friday |
London
Faiz Centenary Publication |
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Venue: TBA |
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Faiz Centenary National Organising Committee has agreed
with Kala Sangam to publish a centenary publication to
be launched in September 2011. The book will highlight
Faiz's life, poetry and struggle to be launched. |
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