Najma Akhtar performed at 2011 Iqbal Day celebrations

On Saturday, 19th November 2011, the Iqbal Academy Scandinavia (IAS) as usual celebrated Iqbal Day in the beautiful hall of the Taastrup Cultural Centre. Besides speeches by Abid Ali Abid, Fawad Karamat, Bashy Quraishy, and Nasar Malik, the event was devoted to a semi-classical musical programme. It was arranged on the request of Miss Najma Akhtar (photo), British born vocalist and songwriter, who has achieved a place in World music history by creating a new musical genre, introducing jazz to the traditional genre of the Ghazal (Urdu ballad).
Read a report from the 2011 Iqbal Day celebrations.