Intensive Course on Allama Iqbal

PFCC is pleased to announce an intensive course on Allama Iqbal. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn about Allama Iqbal, the poet, thinker, philosopher, humanist and reformer and about his poetry and philosophy.
Course study: (Pre-requisite knowledge of Urdu and understanding of Urdu poetry) Professor: Ahsan Syed, “Adeeb-e-Kamil” (M.A.), Aligarh Muslim Univ.
Location: MCA, 3003, Scott Blvd, Santa Clara, California.
Duration: 14 weeks, 3/12/2005 through 6/25/2005 off 2 weeks in May Time: Saturdays: 10:30 to 12:30 (thru April 2 then 11 to 1pm)
Fee: $ 150 for the entire course, ($200 per couple)
$20 per session (if available)
FOR INFORMATION: 408 294 0404. PAKISTAN FOUNDERS CELEBRATION COMMITTEE, 12 S. First Street, Suite 600 San Jose, Ca - 95113 (408) 294-0404 Fax: (408) 294 6659 jinahiqbal@yahoo.com http://www.mjinnah.com
*Mr. Ahsan Syed was born and raised in Hyderabad, India. He is the son of late Dr. Syed Abul Fazl, Professor of Arabic, Osmania University. He received his engineering degree from Osmania University and also “Adeeb-e-Kamil” (M.A.) from Aligarh Muslim University. Mr. Ahsan came to the US in 1967 and completed M.S in Structural Engineering from the Mississippi State University. He worked in Pittsburgh, PA and Cleveland until 1982. He also worked in Saudi Arabia for five years before finally moving to the Bay Area in 1987. He has served on the board of MSA, MCA and IMRC and has a deep passion, among other things, for Urdu language. He taught Urdu at Canada College and at the MCA. He is currently working in San Francisco. CO-SPONSORS: United Muslims of America (UMA)and Association of Retired American Muslims (ARAM).

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