The second death anniversary of renowned poet, playwright, and literary icon Amjad Islam Amjad was observed on Monday. He was born on August 4, 1944, in Lahore, was a prolific poet and playwright who ...

The second death anniversary of renowned poet, playwright, and literary icon Amjad Islam Amjad is being observed on Monday.

IN ARABIC, qaseeda means a panegyric ode and ‘burda’ means a shawl-like fabric worn over the shoulders, a mantle. Qaseeda Burda , or Qaseedatul Burda, is a famous poem in Arabic that offers heartfelt ...

There is difficulty in lumping together all the Muslims resident in Bengal as an ethnic category. Many of those in the small Muslim elite were Urdu-speaking Muslims who did not think of themselves ...