This time again KATHA along with The Rotary Club is bringing yet another fundraiser theatrical show “Kahaniyan”, a set of three one act plays directed by Shahid Shafat with Sania Saeed being the lead role in all three acts. Other performers include Ehteshamuddin, Saleem Meraj, and Akber Khan.

The play is a series of three comedy plays, based on short stories : .

Khan Ka Ishq: Adapted from Auntie by Henry James is a comical and pathetic tale of a middle-aged woman, desperately guarding her faded youth for the sake of love.

Lottery by Anton Chekhov, is a story of a husband and wife who are ecstatic at the fact that the wife has won a lottery that will make them rich beyond their wildest dreams.

Subha : an adaptation of “Sunny Morning” originally written by Serafin and Joaquin Alvarez Quintero. a romentic comedy of two old people meeting each other randomly in a park, they thought they were strangers but is that really so…

Being a fund raiser the proceeds of the event will go to charitable projects of Rotary Club of Karachi which has been very active with several social causes one of which is the Jaipur foot project where artificial limbs designed specially to meet the needs of the lifestyle of the people belonging to this region are provided free of cost to the handicapped poor people so they can walk, work,  perform day to day tasks like riding bicycle almost like a normal person. Other projects by The Rotary Club include providing education, clean drinking water, health care services, and free medicines. This play will feed the funds into many of their ongoing projects.

Dates:

• 21 of November 8:00 Pm daily till 25 November 2009

Venue:

• Arts Council Auditorium

Tickets are available at:

• Rotary Club office Ph: 0213-2411458
• Agha’s Super Market
• Rain Tree Spa at the Forum Mall

Technology Cafe, a new social technology company, will be introducing their RF Platform in this event which is about how students can earn money while they study and yet be acknowledged by people in the industry for their work. The event is free and open for all.

Perks:
FREE distribution of Win 7 CDs
T-shirts
Prizes.
Musical Concert (Performances)
Food/Refreshments

The event is on Saturday 7th November 2009, at Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, (located near CITIBANK Shara-e-Faisal), from 5-9 pm.

UNESCO has following tribute for Edhi’s services  :

” Abdul Sattar Edhi ((Pakistan) for his life-long efforts to ameliorate the conditions of the most disadvantaged groups in Pakistan and South Asia, and to promote the ideals of human dignity, human rights, mutual respect and tolerance. ” read more

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Time and Venue
4:00 – 6:00 pm
AKU Auditorium, Karachi, Pakistan

Programme

Lecture on Ethnomusicology in South Asia – Theory vs. Oral Tradition by Dr Regula Burckhardt Qureshi University of Alberta, Canada

Performance and Demonstration by Ms Saffia Saleem Beyg, Director, Sampurna
Artists: Gul Muhammad (on Sarangi), Hasan (on Tabla) and Turab Ali (on Sitar)

Admission is free and on first come first serve basis

Tables of 10 seats will be available to guests, for which an appropriate voluntary donation will be appreciated. All proceeds from the night will go towards funding the activities of NOWPDP in improving the lives of people with disabilities in Pakistan. If you are interested in attending the event, please contact the NOWPDP office on +92-21-3586 5501, (Ext. 237) .

NOWPDP envisions a society where people with disabilities have equal rights, dignity, justice and access to opportunities. NOWPDP works toward building the capacities of its 150 member organisations, heightening awareness of the cause of people with disabilities, advocating rights and needs, and giving them opportunities that are routinely denied to them. NOWPDP is a registered non-profit organisation. For more information, please visit NOWPDP.

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Scheduled for November 7th, 2009

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Every year The annual Machar art exhibition proves and reminds us over and again that these children, homed in one of the cities largest shanty town are sheer victims of our arrogance and ignorance, they are no less then any other of us actually even better as they are battling through their tough circumstances and yet they have the patience to politely express their emotions, dreams, stories and thoughts through art with colorful drawings, photographs and pottery.

This year again Concern for Children Trust has brought the hopes, dreams stories and thoughts of these underprivileged children of Karachi’s largest shanty town Machar colony to the privileged of the city with hope that their story might move a soul or melt down a few heart to tears and then maybe we might just break out of this shell of arrogance and embrace them as fellow citizens.

The 4th Annual Machar Art Exhibition titled “Yehan Say Shehr Ko Dekho” will be opening on the 2nd of October, 2009, 7 pm  sharp, at the Zahoor -ul- Akhlaq Gallery, Indus Valley School of art and Architecture. The Exhibition will continue till the 5th, October 2009 (Except Sunday).

For further details and information contact.

Concern for Children Trust:
Web: http://www.concernforchildren.org.pk
Email: info@concernforchildren.org.pk
Phone: (021) 220-1522 & 220-1384

The first and biggest is COMMENTS! Registration is no longer required to post a comment on any post. Of course if you already have an account you can still login to ensure your comments are attributed to you, but those who don’t can now post a comment without any long term commitment. Also, on the right you can see some of the recent comments so you’ll always know what the active discussions are. This was the most requested thing we’ve heard from people since our last redesign and we’re excited to see where it leads.

The next change is also something that was heavily requested, and that is a change to the ADS on the sites. You’ll immediately notice fewer of them, but what might not be as obvious is those smaller square ones to the right are specific to this city only and are being sold for a flat rate for a period of time rather than a confusing CPM/traffic/network model. Depending on the city, these range from $7-$175 for a full week. If you purchase one, during that time your ad will be the only one in that spot and will show on every page. We set these up both to make it easier for smaller local businesses to get their ads on our site, and also to help us bring in ads that relate better to our local audiences. Also, keeping these sites online is expensive and every little bit helps.

There are a bunch of other things we changed but we’ll leave those to you to investigate and take advantage of. Hope you like it, and we look forward to seeing you in the comments!!

Love,
The folks at MBHQ

As someone has pointed out that such posts doesn’t have reviews. As I have attended sessions on same topic before, I can give a preview. The sessions might shed light on the art of interpretating dreams which Hazrat Yusuf mastered in his life. It would also cover the concept of justice and how it can be exercised at personal, family and state level. You might also have a chance to hear that how Surah Yusuf is a genius in art of storytelling and screen-play writing. There would some references of Iqbal as well.