Staff Report - Daily Times - Pakistan
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
LAHORE: The World Punjabi Congress (WPC) has announced the schedule of a three-day international conference on renowned Sufi poet Shah Hussain starting tomorrow (Wednesday).
Addressing a press conference on Monday, WPC Chairman Fakhar Zaman said that Sufism was now getting considerable attention from the world, as this was “the only way to identify the roots of every human”. He said that more than 250 delegates from nine countries, including Sweden, the US, Canada, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Austria and India, would participate in the conference. Over 80 scholars, journalists, writers, intellectuals, educationists and artists from India would participate in the conference, he said.
Outlining the schedule, Zaman said that the conference would be inaugurated tomorrow with welcome speeches from heads of visiting delegations followed by a reception and a musical show at the Fountain House. On the second day of the conference, research papers would be read out on ‘Sufi tradition in the subcontinent’, ‘Relevance of the Sufi message in the present global context’, ‘Humanism in Shah Hussain’s poetry’, ‘The life and poetry of Shah Hussain’, ‘Poetry pre and post-Shah Hussain period — patterns and trends’, and ‘Shah Hussain’s poetry and Raagas’. Later, the delegates would visit a farmhouse on Raiwind Road.
Papers on ‘Sufism and peace’, ‘Sufism — a source of enlightenment in South Asia’, ‘Wahdatul Insaan in Sufi poetry’, ‘Woman referent in Sufi poetry’, ‘Shah Hussain’s lyricism’, ‘Recurring themes in Sufi poetry’ and ‘Symbolism in Shah Hussain’s poetry’ would be read out on the third day of the conference.
Zaman would then announce the ‘Lahore Declaration’, followed by a visit by the delegation to the shrine of Shah Hussain.
Zaman said that the speakers from India would include Dr SS Noor, Kashmiri Lal Zakir, Dr Fatima Hussain, Dr Deepak Manmohan, Dr Satish Verma, Dr Vanita, Dr Jagbir Singh, Dr Davinder Singh, Kamlesh Mohan and Dr Ravel Singh. The WPC chairman said that three books written on past conferences would also be launched on the final day. An exhibition on the ecology and architecture of Lahore during Shah Hussain’s time would also be held, he said.
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Staff Report - Daily Times - Pakistan
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
LAHORE: The World Punjabi Congress (WPC) has announced the schedule of a three-day international conference on renowned Sufi poet Shah Hussain starting tomorrow (Wednesday).
Addressing a press conference on Monday, WPC Chairman Fakhar Zaman said that Sufism was now getting considerable attention from the world, as this was “the only way to identify the roots of every human”. He said that more than 250 delegates from nine countries, including Sweden, the US, Canada, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Austria and India, would participate in the conference. Over 80 scholars, journalists, writers, intellectuals, educationists and artists from India would participate in the conference, he said.
Outlining the schedule, Zaman said that the conference would be inaugurated tomorrow with welcome speeches from heads of visiting delegations followed by a reception and a musical show at the Fountain House. On the second day of the conference, research papers would be read out on ‘Sufi tradition in the subcontinent’, ‘Relevance of the Sufi message in the present global context’, ‘Humanism in Shah Hussain’s poetry’, ‘The life and poetry of Shah Hussain’, ‘Poetry pre and post-Shah Hussain period — patterns and trends’, and ‘Shah Hussain’s poetry and Raagas’. Later, the delegates would visit a farmhouse on Raiwind Road.
Papers on ‘Sufism and peace’, ‘Sufism — a source of enlightenment in South Asia’, ‘Wahdatul Insaan in Sufi poetry’, ‘Woman referent in Sufi poetry’, ‘Shah Hussain’s lyricism’, ‘Recurring themes in Sufi poetry’ and ‘Symbolism in Shah Hussain’s poetry’ would be read out on the third day of the conference.
Zaman would then announce the ‘Lahore Declaration’, followed by a visit by the delegation to the shrine of Shah Hussain.
Zaman said that the speakers from India would include Dr SS Noor, Kashmiri Lal Zakir, Dr Fatima Hussain, Dr Deepak Manmohan, Dr Satish Verma, Dr Vanita, Dr Jagbir Singh, Dr Davinder Singh, Kamlesh Mohan and Dr Ravel Singh. The WPC chairman said that three books written on past conferences would also be launched on the final day. An exhibition on the ecology and architecture of Lahore during Shah Hussain’s time would also be held, he said.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
LAHORE: The World Punjabi Congress (WPC) has announced the schedule of a three-day international conference on renowned Sufi poet Shah Hussain starting tomorrow (Wednesday).
Addressing a press conference on Monday, WPC Chairman Fakhar Zaman said that Sufism was now getting considerable attention from the world, as this was “the only way to identify the roots of every human”. He said that more than 250 delegates from nine countries, including Sweden, the US, Canada, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Austria and India, would participate in the conference. Over 80 scholars, journalists, writers, intellectuals, educationists and artists from India would participate in the conference, he said.
Outlining the schedule, Zaman said that the conference would be inaugurated tomorrow with welcome speeches from heads of visiting delegations followed by a reception and a musical show at the Fountain House. On the second day of the conference, research papers would be read out on ‘Sufi tradition in the subcontinent’, ‘Relevance of the Sufi message in the present global context’, ‘Humanism in Shah Hussain’s poetry’, ‘The life and poetry of Shah Hussain’, ‘Poetry pre and post-Shah Hussain period — patterns and trends’, and ‘Shah Hussain’s poetry and Raagas’. Later, the delegates would visit a farmhouse on Raiwind Road.
Papers on ‘Sufism and peace’, ‘Sufism — a source of enlightenment in South Asia’, ‘Wahdatul Insaan in Sufi poetry’, ‘Woman referent in Sufi poetry’, ‘Shah Hussain’s lyricism’, ‘Recurring themes in Sufi poetry’ and ‘Symbolism in Shah Hussain’s poetry’ would be read out on the third day of the conference.
Zaman would then announce the ‘Lahore Declaration’, followed by a visit by the delegation to the shrine of Shah Hussain.
Zaman said that the speakers from India would include Dr SS Noor, Kashmiri Lal Zakir, Dr Fatima Hussain, Dr Deepak Manmohan, Dr Satish Verma, Dr Vanita, Dr Jagbir Singh, Dr Davinder Singh, Kamlesh Mohan and Dr Ravel Singh. The WPC chairman said that three books written on past conferences would also be launched on the final day. An exhibition on the ecology and architecture of Lahore during Shah Hussain’s time would also be held, he said.
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