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Join us on Saturday 15th November for an Urdu poetry session on Iqbal's celebrated work 'Shikwa'.

In this Urdu poetry session, join us in the close reading of Allama Iqbal's famed work, Shikwa (Complaint). Known as Shair-e-Mushriq (the Poet of the East), Allama Iqbal's poetry, written mostly in Urdu and Persian, is regarded among the greatest of the modern era.

Tasnim Firdaus, Director of Language & Literature Programmes, will conduct the workshop. Her academic interests include classical Urdu and Persian poetry and Persian in the Indus valley. She has worked as a lecturer of Urdu and Persian language and literature in Pakistan and has a teaching career spanning over 30 years.

The session will be held on Saturday 15th November from 2pm - 4pm. Venue: Maida Vale, London (W9). Knowledge of Urdu is required - material will be provided in Urdu and Romanised Urdu.

***Refreshments will be provided. Doors open at 1.45 pm, and the session will begin promptly at 2 pm***

Tickets are available to purchase here.