Pakistani qawwals touring USA dedicate performances to Amjad Sabri
From the Blog beenasarwar[image: Saami-PEM-standing ovation] Standing ovation for the Saami Brothers after their performance at Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA. Photo: Beena Sarwar *Wrote this news report the other day.; working on a more detailed report.* *Pakistani qawwals touring USA dedicate performances to Amjad Sabri* Legendary classical music maestro Naseeruddin Saami and his sons, currently on tour in the USA, expressed grief at the target killing of their old friend and colleague the renowned qawwal Amjad Sabri in Karachi. The tragedy took place the day they were to perform in the New York area, towards the end of their nearly two-month long tour. Amjad Sabri "had only just returned from the USA himself," said Rauf, the eldest Saami brother. "He was such a loving, smiling and generous human pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
Madrassa for girls
From the Blog ashrafiya Addressing an administrator of a girls madrassa Sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Mohammed Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve and protect him) said, 'The number of madrassa (traditional Islamic teaching institution) for girls is now exceeding that for boys (in Pakistan). I fail to understand the emphasis been given to this phenomenon. Are there any precedents for this from our earlier pious predecessors, the Blessed Companions, the Ta'baeen, the one who came after them or even our elders of Deoband? I fear these institutions, especially those with residential hostels for possible inappropriate mishaps. The admintrator replied that even at Dar ul Uloom Karachi there is a girls madrassa. Sayyidi wa sanadi clarified, 'This was started in an era when there were no such institutions. Moreovpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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