Bazm-e-Urdu Qatar (BUQ), the oldest Urdu literary organisation in Qatar, organised its annual Mushaira (poetry symposium) at Asiana Restaurant, recently.
Syed Muhammad Sabih Bukhari, BUQ patron presided over the programme. Dr Faisal Hanif, founder of Guzergah-e-Khayal Urdu Forum and patron of BUQ, and Shahab Shahrwardi, an Urdu poetry enthusiast, were chief guests while Rana Muhammed Ayub, a member of board of patrons was the guest of honour. Iftekhar Raghib, the general secretary of BUQ welcomed the guests and poets, while Afroz Alam, a Doha-based poet conducted the programme.
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