Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Sunday Lecture Series: Freemasons, the Occult & the Battle for the World - Talha Ali Kushvaha

Hast-o-Neest
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
invites you to a series of lectures by Talha Ali Kushvaha on 
Pakistan - Perspectives on the Past, Present & Future


Third Lecture of the Series
Free Masons, the Occult and 
the Battle for the World


Talha Ali Kushvaha 

Sunday, 28 December 2014 
at 5:45 pm

31-G, Gulberg II, Lahore
Queries: 0300 847 1855



First lectures in this series: 
‘Understanding the Real Impact of 
our Colonial History on our Present' 


Held on Sunday 30 November

Second Lecture of the Series
Music and Mind Control 
Held on Sunday, 7 December


Talha Ali Kushvaha studied Economics at London School of Economics and Multimedia at the National College of Arts. A researcher and appraisal specialist, his areas of interest are Communication, History, Culture, Media & Music. He has taught communication, sound design, and history; and is currently a visiting faculty member at National College of Arts. He is a saxophonist, song/script writer and voice-over artist. He lives and works in Lahore.


Monday, November 24, 2014

Halqa-e-Khat:Talk & Demo by Ahmed Ali Bhutta - Fri 28 Nov


Hast-o-Neest
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
invites you to its monthly open sitting

Halqa-e-Khat
with Khattat Irfan Ahmed Qureshi

Khattat Ahmad Ali Bhutta
will present a Talk & Demonstration on:
'Ustad Tajuddin Zareen Raqam 
(1906-1955) Aur Lahori Nastaliq'

                                        Friday, 28th November 2014
       5:30 pm

Khattat Ahmed Ali Bhutta's teacher is Hafiz Muhammad Yousuf Sadeedi. He is from Faisalabad, and his expertise is in Nastaaliq, Naskh, Thuluth, Kufic scripts. He has participated in several calligraphy competitions and has been a part of the Hast-o-Neest calligraphy exhibition Darya Ba Hubab Andar at Koel Gallery, Karachi.





Queries: 0300 847 1855

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Shahrazade Wisdom: Film Title: Bab'Aziz (Tunisia): FRI, 21 NOV - 7 pm


Hast-o-Neest
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts invites you to

Shahrazade Wisdom Tales
Movies/Documentaries

Film Title: 
Bab'Aziz - The Prince That Contemplated His Soul

on Friday, 21 November 2014
at 7:00 pm
@ Hastoneest Gulberg


2005 Film
The story of a blind dervish named Bab'Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar. Together they wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every thirty years...A fairytale-like story of longing and belonging, filmed in the enchanting sandscapes of Tunisia and Iran.
DIRECTOR: Nacer Khemir, Tunisia
Running Time: 98 minutes


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Tales for Children: Jack & the Beanstalk: SAT, 13 December - 4 pm

Hast-o-Neest
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
invites children to

کہانیوں کے رنگ
The Colorful World of Tales

with Pyarey Kausar Mian





STORY OF THE WEEK:

Jack & the Beanstalk

Saturday 13 December 2014

4:00 to 5:00 pm


Queries: 0300 847 1855

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

از کوچہء رندان Urdu Poetry Sitting Wed 19 Nov

Hast-o-Neest
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts

از کوچہء رندان
Az Koo cha-e-Rindaan 
Urdu Poetry sitting 
with Qasim Jafri Sahib 


Session on
Anwar Shaoor

Wednesday, 19 November 2014 
5:15 to 6:15 pm

31-G, Gulberg II, Lahore



Anwer Shaoor born as Anwaar Hussain in Uttar Pradesh`s Farrukhabad town, he migrated with his parents to Pakistan from India in 1947, when he was four. He started writing poetry at the age of 11 and contributed his poems to children`s magazines and newspaper sections from Karachi to Delhi.

His first regular job was with Anjuman Taraqqi-i-Urdu, which he got courtesy Jamiluddin Aali in 1964.There he served complete 30 years to retire in 2000. Anwar Shaoor has to his credit four collections of poetry including Me Raqsam, Mashq-i-Sukhan and Andokhta.


Queries: 0300 847 1855

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Study Circle on Traditional Psychology - Wed, 14 Jan


Hast-o-Neest

Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
invites you to an open forum

STUDY CIRCLE ON 
TRADITIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Raheel Ahmed & Taimoor Khan Mumtaz

The study circle will examine the book:

Alchemy: Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul by Titus Burckhardt

Wednesday, 14 January 2015
6:30 pm



Queries: 0300 849 3170



Sunday, November 9, 2014

'A Planet in Peril & A Sense of the Sacred' - Dr. Akmal Hussain - Sunday, 16 Nov

Hast-o-Neest
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
invites you to the concluding lecture in the series on
Capitalism & the Crisis of Civilization

“…This Economic and Social system is associated with inculcating a particular relationship between human beings  which is very different from the traditional relationship that we have seen over hundreds, thousands of years ..It systematically develops, as Erich Fromm has argued, aggressiveness in acquisition, competition…so this aggressiveness is combined with greed…celebrated by economists, as greed is what keeps the market functioning.”
Dr. Syed Akmal Hussain


‘A Planet in Peril & A Sense of the Sacred’
Dr. Syed Akmal Hussain

Sunday, 16 November 2014
at 4:00 pm

Venue:
31-G, Gulberg II, Lahore
Queries: 0300 847 1855


Dr. Akmal Hussain is an economist, author and social activist. He is currently Professor of Economics, Forman Christian College University, and Member, Governing Board, South Asia Centre for Policy Studies (SACEPS), and Senior Fellow, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE).

Dr. Hussain has helped build organizations for overcoming poverty at the village, district, provincial and national levels in Pakistan. These include the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) at the national level and Punjab Rural Support Program (PRSP) at the provincial level. Apart from a large number of papers, reports and newspaper articles, Dr. Hussain has authored three books on development policy and has co-authored 27 other books on issues of poverty, peace and development, which have been internationally published. Dr. Akmal Hussain has a B.A. Honours Degree in Economics from Cambridge University and Ph.D. in Economics from Sussex University, U.K.  

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Sema-al-Qira'at - Sitting on Recitation on Saturday, 13 December

Hast-o-Neest
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
invites you to a monthly gathering...
 القراءة  سَمَاع
Sema-al-Qira'at
the art of qira'at & renowned qurra of Egypt, Iran and Pakistan 



with
Qari Khalid Usman Alvi Al-Azhari
introducing Qari Sheikh Mehmood Shahat (Egypt)

Saturday, 13 December 2014
6 pm




Queries: 0300 849 3170

انداز آذان اور اس کے روحانی اثرات - Lecture, Sat 8 November

Hast-o-Neest
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
invites you to a guest lecture

انداز آذان اور اس کے روحانی اثرات
(Spiritual basis for the Proper Recitation of the Azaan or Call to Prayer)
Dr. Zulfiqar Awan

Saturday, 8 November 2014
5:00 pm

Dr. Zulfiqar Awan is currently the President of the Islamic Society of Baltimore, USA. Previously he was associated with Minhaj University Lahore and a lecturer of Zoology at GC University Lahore (1964-1968).

Queries
0300 847 1855

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Arabic 1 & Farsi 1 (Classroom & Online) - 7-8 November 2014

Hast-o-Neest 
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
Abu Rayhan Biruni Centre of Languages


Arabic Level 1: with introduction to Arabic mystical poetry
Three month duration starting Saturday, 8 November 2014
Saturdays only from 4 to 5:30 pm - Qari Khalid Usman Alvi al-Azhari 





Farsi Level 1: with an introduction to Farsi mystical poetry
Three month duration starting Friday 7 November 2014
Fridays (4 to 5 pm) and Sundays (2 to 3 pm) - Muhammad Wasim 

Farsi Level 1 (Online): with an introduction to poetry
Three month duration for students living outside Lahore 
(Classes are conducted on a gmail email address) 
- starting Friday 7 November 2014: 
Fridays, 5 to 6 pm and Sundays, 3 to 4 pm - Muhammad Wasim 

Register
Send in Title, Name, Cell No. & Email address 
on 0300 8471855 or hast.o.neest@gmail.com

Queries: 0300 847 1855





Saturday, November 1, 2014

Remembering Imam Hussain a.s.- Sunday 9 November

Hast-o-Neest 
Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
invites you to a talk and presentation



Remembering 
Imam Hussain a.s.
Marsia & Soz-o-Salaam of Lucknow


with Qasim Jafri sahib

Sunday, 9 November 2014
4:00 to 5:30 pm



Queries: 0300 847 1855