Allama Mohammad Iqbal is rightly considered the poet of the East. He influenced the thought, the history and the lives of the people of the Sub-continent to a great extent. With his powerful poetry, written in the classical style for public recitation, Iqbal introduced the concept of ‘Khudi’ and led Muslims to rethink their standing in the world. He was deep in the realms of spiritual thought drawing great inspiration from Jalal-uddin Rumi.
June 11, 2020
Time:
4.00 pm
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Qualified as a barrister, and armed with a degree in philosophy from Europe from the University of Cambridge, Iqbal also received a doctorate from the University of Munich. On his return from Europe, he gained his livelihood by the practice of Law, but his fame came from his Persian and Urdu poetry.
To know more about Iqbal, join us for the nineteenth session of LUMS Live. Our distinguished panelists for this session include Mian Iqbal Salahuddin - Maternal grandson of Allama Iqbal and CEO Sally Textile Mills Limited, Dr. Arfa Sayeda Zehra - Educationist and Human Rights Activist, and Dr. Sabieh Anwar - Dean, School of Science and Engineering, LUMS.
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2020
Time: 4:00 pm (PKT)
Moderated by Adeel Hashmi, the session will be broadcast live via the LUMS Facebook page. During the session, please use the live stream's comments bar to ask questions or email them at ask@lums.edu.pk.
After the session, kindly share your feedback and suggest future topics/guests for future discussions here.
We look forward to you joining us for this exciting conversation!
Profiles of Panelists
Mian Iqbal Salahuddin - Maternal grandson of Allama Iqbal and CEO Sally Textile Mills Limited
Mian Iqbal Salahuddin is the Chairman of the Punjab Holy Quran Society and President of the Dabistan-e-Iqbal, an establishment that aims to conceptualize, elaborate, disseminate and expand the intellectual, poetic and philosophical works and message of Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal. He is also the CEO Sally Textile Mills Limited.
Dr. Arfa Sayeda Zehra - Educationist, Public Intellectual, Culture Expert, Gender Specialist, Human Rights Activist and Social Nationalist
Dr. Arfa Sayeda Zehra has gained a prominent position in society due to her exemplary work. Her achievements are attributed to her skills to articulate her intellect powered by her conviction, dedication and leadership quality for education, culture and human rights, especially for women. Among her, many achievements, her role as Chairperson, National Commission on Status of Women, Pakistan, contribution to promotion of the arts, especially literature, and opening the minds of students to the possibilities of life are most cherished to her. She has many national and international awards. Dr. Arfa has also been honoured as a Fellow of National College of Arts, Lahore.
Dr. Sabieh Anwar - Dean, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, LUMS
Dr. Sabieh Anwar is a Rhodes Scholar who earned his PhD from Oxford University and went on to complete his post-doc from the University of California, Berkeley. As Associate Professor and Chair of the Physics Department, he raised significant research funding, published extensively and played a significant role to introduce innovative learning tools that encourage home-grown physics experiments. Dr. Sabieh is interested in Allama Iqbal, religion, history and poetry.
