Dr Ayub Mirza, a figure of the 1950s’ student movement and DSF, a life long friend of Faiz Ahmed Faiz and author of Faiz’s biography ‘Hum Keh Thehray Ajnabi’ Dr Ayub Mirza has been seriously ill in Glasgow where he lives. Good news from Eric Rahim: “Ayub is feeling much better...
The legend of Faiz Ahmed Faiz and the rich legacy of his oeuvre will continue to inspire millions in every millennium. However, it is in the dark times such as today that his poetry resonates more. In the times we are living in, the poetry of Faiz holds out a hope. “Today, when t...
InUrdu Poetry: The Progressive Episode(OUP 2017), author Carlo Coppola tells us about the life of Faiz Ahmed Faiz. A Professor Emeritus of Hindi-Urdu and linguistics at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, U.S., Coppola is an award-winning teacher and mentor, having served as director at...