Moeen Faruqi
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Moeen Faruqi Urdu
: معین فاروقی is an artist and poet born in Karachi
in Pakistan
. He graduated in Physics
from the California State University
, and has an MEd
from the University of Wales. He has had numerous solo and group shows of paintings all over Pakistan and internationally, and has participated and curated several group exhibitions and workshops. He is currently living in Karachi with his wife, who is a theater artist, and three sons Danish, Moez and Rayyan.
His poems have been published in:
Poems have also appeared in Verse, Orbis
, The Rialto (UK), Rattle (US) and in Cyphers (Ireland).
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
: معین فاروقی is an artist and poet born in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. He graduated in Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
from the California State University
California State University
The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
, and has an MEd
MED
-Medicine:* Medicine * Medication, often used in the plural "meds"* Title of Medic, the first Physician degree in Argentina* Medical Extrication Device, a device for extricating an injured patient from an accident site, such as the Kendrick Extrication Device* Minimal Erythemal Dose, the minimum...
from the University of Wales. He has had numerous solo and group shows of paintings all over Pakistan and internationally, and has participated and curated several group exhibitions and workshops. He is currently living in Karachi with his wife, who is a theater artist, and three sons Danish, Moez and Rayyan.
His poems have been published in:
- Poetry from Pakistan: An Anthology, Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
(1997) - Dragonfly in the Sun: An Anthology of Pakistani Literature, Oxford University Press (1997), Karachi.
Poems have also appeared in Verse, Orbis
Orbis
Orbis may refer to:* Orbis , a Doctor Who audio play, starring Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith* Orbis , a quarterly journal of international affairs published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute...
, The Rialto (UK), Rattle (US) and in Cyphers (Ireland).