Iqbal and the youth — a thoughtful conversation from Australia with Dr Taqui Abedi and Afzal Rizvi

In multicultural societies like Australia, what meaning does Iqbal’s poetry and philosophy hold for young people growing up in the West? Do ideas like Khudi (selfhood), action, and creative renewal still carry the same spark that once ignited a whole generation in the subcontinent?

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اقبال اور آج کا نوجوان — آسٹریلیا سے ایک فکری گفتگو، ڈاکٹر تقی عابدی اور افضل رضوی کے ساتھ

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To explore these questions, we’re joined by two distinguished guests:

Dr Taqui Abedi, scholar, researcher, and leading authority on Iqbaliyat and Afzal Rizvi, writer and community leader, deeply engaged in promoting Urdu language and Iqbal’s vision across Australia.

Dr Afzal Rizvi and Dr Tariq Abedi are literary figures from Pakistan Credit: Dr Afzal Rizvi

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