4 Sunday, August 23, 2015 BAHRAIN TO IMMERSE IN URDU POETRY NEXT WEEK Poets from India, Pakistan and GCC to take part in the Urdu Mushaira

Muhammad Azam/DTNN Poetry Session (mushaira) on Oman will take part in the “This event will be a great [email protected] August 28, here in Manama, mushaira. The real story of the source of inspiration for under the patronage of the The programme will be Indo-Pak subconti- Urdu lovers in Bahrain and Manama Pakistani Embassy. held from 8pm at Al Shehabi nent would remain Saudi Arabia,” said Awan. he Pakistan Urdu Society Leading poets from Auditorium in Bahrain Pakistani poets Abbas Halaq-e-Adab will Pakistan, India, United Arab Engineering Society premises. incomplete without Tabish, Rehman Faris, conductT its 12th International Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Pakistani Ambassador to the proper discourse Farhat Zahid, Saudi-based Bahrain Mohammed Saeed of Urdu language, poets Suhail Saqib, Iqbal Khan will be the chief guest specially the Urdu Qamar, Qudsiya Nadeem The programme will be held on and famous Pakistani poet poetry. Lali and Hakeem Aslam Abbas Tabish will preside over Qamar will participate in August 28 from 8pm at Al Shehabi the session. - Malik Zafar Awan the event. Auditorium in Bahrain Engineering Chief Coordinator of Other participating Pakistan Urdu Society, poets include Mehshar Society premises. Pakistani Malik Zafar Awan told DT Afridi (India), Qamar Riaz Ambassador to Bahrain Mohammed News, Urdu poetry is an without the proper discourse Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi. (Oman), Suleman Jazib Saeed Khan will be the chief guest integral part of the South of Urdu language, specially More recently, some poets and Tabish Zaidi (UAE) Asian culture, and it now has the Urdu poetry. from India and Pakistan, and Khalid Sajjad Ahmed and famous Pakistani poet Abbas expanded even to a global Urdu poetry has gained such as Amjad Islam Amjad, (Kuwait). Tabish will preside over the session level. popularity through the Wasi Shah, Tahir Faraz and Bahrain’s legend poet He said the real story of works of Mirza Ghalib, Mir Munawar Rana carried on Saeed Qais will make a the Indo-Pak subcontinent Taqi Meer, Dr Iqbal, Faiz its popularity to the 21st special appearance along would remain incomplete Ahmed Faiz, Ahmed Faraz, century. with other local poets.

Abbas Tabish Mehshar Afridi Saeed Qais Farhat Zahid Rehman Faris khalid Sajjad Gulf Future Business group takes part in CIFIT

DT News Network guest of honour this year. large number institutions and Manama GFB Chairman Ahmed companies from the public We find ourselves responsible he Gulf Future Business Al Hujairi stressed the and private sectors around the group (GFB) announced importance of taking part world,” said Al Hujairi. for showing the level of devel- itsT participation in the in this international event, He pointed out GFB seeks opment of the business sector 17th edition of the China especially because Bahrain is to spread awareness about in Bahrain to a large number International Fair for a guest of honour. IT sector in the Kingdom to institutions and companies Investment and Trade (CIFIT) “We find ourselves all participants in the fair. from the public and private to be held from September 8 responsible for showing the “Bahrain is a gateway to the sectors around the world. The to 11 in the Chinese city of level of development of the region’s markets especially event provides us with a wide Xiamen. Bahrain will be the business sector in Bahrain to a Saudi Arabia’s market. This view on one of the world’s larg- step is in preparation to attract est developing markets more international companies GFB Chairman Ahmed Al Hujairi to invest in Bahrain,” he - Ahmed Al Hujairi stressed the importance of taking part added. He noted the importance in this international event, especially of the event in highlighting because Bahrain is a guest of honour. the latest uses of information with a wide view on one of global markets, especially to build strategic alliances technology in industry, trade, the world’s largest developing the Chinese IT market, from with giant international He noted the importance of the event services and other sectors in markets, to explore which companies lead the companies such as Microsoft, in highlighting the latest uses of Bahrain. partnerships and the available global development in areas LG CNS, INDRA, Oracle, information technology in industry, He said the company would opportunities in the Chinese such as telecommunications Linkedin, Polaris, Huawei use the opportunity to provide IT market,” he explained. and internet marketing and and others, in the field of trade, services and other sectors in public with its latest products Al Hujairi pointed out GFB technical equipment. information, consulting and Bahrain and services. would invest its participation “GFB will take this step after services technology,” Al “The event provides us to enhance its openness to it managed over the past years Hujairi concluded.