Hast-o-Neest in Islamabad at Kuch Khaas

Lecture Series in Islamabad

Hast-o-Neest

Centre for Traditional Art & Culture

(Lahore)

in Collaboration with

Kuch Khaas

 The Centre for Arts, Culture & Dialogue

(Islamabad)

Venue:

Kuch Khaas

House # 1, Street # 1, F-6/3

Islamabad

Get directions

Tel: 051 835 7483

Time: 6:00 to 8:30pm

Thursday 22^nd September

Sahibzada Asim Maharavi

"Talismanic Science of Ta'wiz"

Newspaper coverage: DAWN http://www.dawn.com/2011/09/26/the-ta%E2%80%99wiz.html and TRIBUNE http://tribune.com.pk/story/259003/alternative-medicine-tawiz-an-age-old-delusion-or-science/

Thursday 6^th October

Dr. Qaiser Shahzad

"The Way of Dumplings: A Spiritual Commentary

On Kung Fu Panda (the movie)"
http://www.spartantom.com/2011/10/08/becoming-the-dragon-warrior-life-lessons-from-kung-fu-panda/

Thursday 13th October

Dr. Ejaz Akram

"Islamic Political Philosophy."

Thursday 20^th October

Dr. Asir Ajmal

"Alchemy – Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul."

Programme for October - November 2011

September to November 2011 at Hast-o-Neest                                                                              

Courses

Course                                                   Duration               Day                        Time                      Fees

Calligraphy Sunday Class               On-going                Sunday                  2 to 4pm            2,000/month

Teacher: Irfan Ahmed Qureshi

Starts: On-going

Calligraphy Regular Class              3-months               Fri & Sat                4 to 6pm             .3,000/month

Teacher: Irfan Ahmed Qureshi

Starts: 30^th Sept. 2011       

Farsi Level-I                                       3-months               Sat & Sun              3 to 4 pm          3,000/month

Teacher: Fatima Fayyaz                                                                                                                   

Starts: Sat. 24^th Sept. 2011

Quranic Arabic                                  3-months               Mon & Wed          12 to 1 pm           3,000/month

Teacher: Qari Khalid Usman

Starts: Mon 3^rd Oct. 2011

Miniature Painting                            3-months               Tue & Thurs         3:30 to 5:30pm     5,000/month

Teacher: Mizna Malik/                                                                                                                    3,000 (students)

Murad K. Mumtaz                                                                                                                              

Starts: Tue 4^th Oct. 2011

Forth-coming Courses

Course                                                   Duration               Day                        Time                      Fees

Classical Music (Vocal)                                                    Sunday                  12 to 1pm            3,000/month

Teacher: Salman Amjad Amanat Ali/

Ali Amjad Amanat Ali        

Starts: Sun. 6^th Nov. 2011

Geometric Proportioning                1-month                    Fri & Sat                4 to 7pm               5,000

in Mughal Architecture                                                                                                                    3,000 (students)           

Teacher: Taimoor K. Mumtaz

Starts: 4^th Nov. 2011          

Farsi Level-II                                      3-months               Sat & Sun              3 to 4 pm              3,000/month

Teacher: Fatima Fayyaz

Starts: Sat. 5^th Nov. 2011

Wildlife Photography

Teacher:Ghulam Rasul Moghul

Psychotherapy  in the Post-Modern Era - A Certificate Course in Psychotherapy run by Educar Psych Services, Lahore

Trainer: Dr. Asir Ajmal
Planned for October date to be finalised soon.

Islamic Political Philosophy          

Teacher: Dr. Ejaz Akram

 

Sundays                                                                                                                                   

October 2011

9^th October            4:30 to 5:30pm    Guest Hour                           Dr. Asir Ajmal on Psychotherapy in
                                                                                                             the Post-Modernist era.

16^th October          4:30 to 6:00pm    Film Screening                      Iranian Film.

23^rd October          4:30 to 5:30 pm   Art Music Space                  Redhouse Musical Ensemble.

30^th October          4:30 to 5:30 pm   Persian Poetry Hour            Maulana Rum Recital by: Fatima Fayyaz
                                                                                                            & Zeeshan Ali.

November 2011

6^th November        4:30 to 5:30pm    Guest Hour                           Dr. Sarmad Hussein:

                                                                                                            Making of  Nafees Nastaleeq at Center For Research

                                                                                 in Urdu Language Processing.

13^th November     4:30 to 6:00pm    Film Screening                      Iranian Film.

20^th November     4:30 to 5:30pm    Art Music Space                  Guitar & Vocal Fusion:

Murad. K. Mumtaz, Amjad Amanat Ali Khan.

27^th November     4:30 to 5:30pm    Persian Poetry Hour            Maulana Rum Recital by: Fatima Fayyaz & Zeeshan

Ali.

Note: Jammae Mastan Cafe will be replaced by Anarkali cafeteria by end October 2011 for lunch [to begin with] insha Allah!