- dedicated to the dissemination of the message of
The Poet-Philosopher of the East
Allamah Dr Sir
Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938)
News
- Shakespeare - Iqbal celebration 23 - 24 April programme available
- 15/04/2010
- As announced previously, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT), and Iqbal Academy (UK) are organising festivities to celebrate the works of Shakespeare and Iqbal. We have now posted the preliminary programme for the event. Read more >>
- A Festival to celebrate the Poetry of the World: Stratford upon Avon, 23 – 24 April 2010
- 24/02/2010
- Organised jointly by the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT), and Iqbal Academy (UK), two days and nights of festivity will take place at Stratford upon Avon on Friday-Saturday, 23-24 April 2010. Read more >>
- Newsletter Autumn 2009
- 14/09/2009
- You can now download a pdf version of the latest Newsletter (Autumn 2009) by clicking on the link. Read more >>
- Meeting with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
- 18/06/2009
- On Friday 5th June 2009, representatives of the Iqbal Academy (UK) led by its Chairman, Professor Saeed Durrani, and accompanied by Councillor Chauhdri A Rashid, Deputy Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Deputy Lady Mayoress, Mr Murawat Hussain, Dr Jagjit Singh Taunque and Dr Zahoor Chaudhary, visited Stratford upon Avon and called on Dr Diana Owen, Director of the Birthplace Trust, and her colleagues. The purpose of the visit was to discuss the installation of an Iqbal plaque within the buildings or gardens of Shakespeare's birthplace. Read more >>
- Schools Competition
- 14/05/2009
- On 1st May 2009 the Iqbal Academy UK held a competition for local school pupils on the life and work of Allamah Dr Sir Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938). Read more >>
- Lord Mayor of Birmingham entertained by the Academy
- 13/04/2009
- THe Chairman with the Lord Mayor Read more >>
- Pictures of Iqbal in Europe Centenary Conference
- 06/12/2008
- Pictures of the conference that took place in London and Cambridge in June 2008 can be found on the website now. Read more >>
- Sheikh Yamani Medallion
- 04/12/2008
- The Academy's consultant and master-calligrapher, Mr Rasheed Butt of Islamabad, completed the design of the Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani Medallion (see below), and got it struck at Lahore, Pakistan. The first 50 copies were personally delivered by Mr Butt to the Academy in March 2008. The first awards of the medallion were made by Dr Mai Yamani, the distinguished daughter of HE Shekh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, during the Iqbal in Europe Centenary Conference (q.v.) in London on 17 June 2008. Read more >>
- Newsletter 2008
- 04/12/2008
- You can download the latest newsletter here either as a pdf-file (2.1 MB, possibly long download times) or as a text-only word-file (38.5 kB). Read more >>