Main Jahan Hon

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Author: Syed Muslim Hasany | ISBN: N/A | Format: Hardcover | Pages: 264 | Weight: 1.15 lbs | Pub. Date: 2004 | Publisher: Anwer Zaki and Sons
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Syed Muslim Hasany was born in Tonk, India in 1940. His geneology traces him back to great scholars and personalities of South Asian and Islamic history notably, Sayyid Ahmed of Rae Bareilly (Shahid). His early childhood was spent in Tonk and Delhi where the young Muslim attended elementary school. In 1947, his family was forced to leave for Pakistan during the Partition. Many of the events of the partition era remain etched in Muslim Hasany's mind and form an important aspect of his personality and can be discerned in his writings to this day.

After spending his teenage years in Lahore and completing undergraduate studies at the Punjab University, Muslim eventually settled in Karachi where he earned his Masters in Botany from the University of Karachi (1964). In Karachi, Muslim met his wife, Asjad, and together they embarked on a new chapter of their lives by immigrating to Canada in 1967. Muslim and Asjad settled in Toronto in 1969 and have since lived in the city with their three children, Bilal, Aqeel, and Aasim.

Muslim has both interests in the sciences and arts. He has two Masters degrees in Botany from Karachi University (1964) and York University (Toronto) 1976. He has also published extensively in the field of ophthalmology and works currently with the Eye Bank as a coordinator of cornea transplantation. Alongside his work in the sciences, Muslim has helped cultivate the cultural scene in Toronto since the 1970s. He has been instrumental along with other Pakistani Canadians in organizing poetry recitals (mushairas), book launches, discussion forums, and other cultural and literary events.

Muslim Hasany has recently published his own book of poetry, entitled, Mein Jahan Hun (published by Dunya e Adab Karachi). The book has been critically acclaimed by experts in the field of Urdu literature. It contains poetry in the form of ghazals and nazms that have been written by the author since immigrating to Canada. Muslim Hasany is still an avid poet and continues to participate in mushairas. He is in the process of compiling poems for his second book.