Iqbal Day Poetry Competition

www.pakpositive.comPakistan Youth Alliance is organizing an Online Poetry Competition in accordance with Iqbal Day.

The aim of organizing such an event is to urge the youth of Pakistan to use their artistic brains to stir a soft but meaningful revolution in the country.

Send your poetry along with your Name,Contact Info,NIC Number to before 15th November,2009.One person can make one attempt each in Urdu and English & ONLY Inspirational/Patriotic Poetry will be considered.

1st Prize: 10,000 Rs ( Each in Urdu & English )
Runner ups: Collection of Iqbal's Poetry

A panel of renowned artists & poets alongwith upcoming poets ( 10 member judges panel ) will select the best effort. Profile of judges is given on http://www.pya.org

Judges include Fariha Rashed, Moniza Alvi, Samad Khurram, Abbas Zaidi, Prof.Dr.Ahmed Jawed, Shahram Azhar, Prof.Dr.Aasi Karnali, Ammar Masood and Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi.

Lets commemorate Iqbal's Day, 2009 with a new spirit of poetic patriotism!

" Nations are born in the hearts of poets, they prosper and die in the hands of politicians." -
-- Allama Muhammad Iqbal

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