SAJA Panel Discussion on the South Asian Blogosphere

Posted by admin on September 26, 2008

SAJA BRIEFING: The South Asian Blogosphere and How Its Changing the Media 8:35pm
Website: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/saja/2008/09/26/desiblogs

The South Asian Journalists Association presents an online panel discussion among some of the best-known names in the South Asian blogosphere. They will discuss the state of the blogosphere (South Asian and otherwise) and how it is affecting how news and information about South Asia and the diaspora is gathered and shared. Sabahat Ashraf (Comp.� Sys., Batch ‘87-88) of iFaqeer; Anil Dash of AnilDash.com; Karthik of Uberdesi.com; Maria Giovanna of Filmiholic.com; Arun Venugopal of SAJAforum.org

Convention 2008 Update

Posted by Sabahat (iFaqeer) on September 24, 2008

A word from the Organizers:

Dear Nedians,

The NED Alumni Association of New England now invites you to register online for the 2008 Convention on November 1, at the Hartford Marriott in Farmington, Connecticut.

The Ambassador of Pakistan, Mr Hussain Haqqani will be the Keynote Speaker. We are also bringing Ayaz Khan, Janice Miller, Ghazala Asam and DJ Salim for a complete family entertainment program. For more updates and to register visit our website: www.nednec.org

Act now and don’t miss this unique opportunity of networking and entertainment, as seats are limited!!

Thank you,

NED Alumni Association of New England
919 Middle Street
Middletown, CT 06457

Hijab Mural on Bush St

Posted by Faraz on September 23, 2008

Hijab Mural on Bush St, originally uploaded by _Faraz.

At the intersection of Bush and Grant Ave in San Francisco, California

Ghufran Ashraf Batch ‘83-84; ISB Marriott Casualty

Posted by admin on September 22, 2008

One of casualties in the Islamabad Marriott blast was Ghufran Ashraf of Batch ‘83-84. (Electrical, I think.)

Inna Lilla Wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’oon

An operating systems expert, Ghufran worked with HP and was in Islamabad on a day trip for business. Khalid Raza, a batchmate of his now based in Silicon Valley, remembered him yesterday as “a very decent guy; and very intelligent–the kind of person who would not really attend classes much, but still score in the 90s in his exams”. Ghufran spent five or six years in the US and then moved back to Pakistan. He is survived by his wife and five children, from sixteen to two and a half years.

Ghufran’s janazah was scheduled for this morning (September 22). Please pray for him and keep his family, too in your prayers. You can leave any further information you may have in the comments section, including how fellow NEDians and friends can reach out and support his family. We will try to do follow-up posts if we can.

Harris Khalique on Ahmad Faraz

Posted by Sabahat (iFaqeer) on August 30, 2008

I just found this tribute to Ahmad Faraz by our own Harris Khalique (ME; Batch ‘84-85) on Pak Tea House:

As if the recent loss of Prof. Khatir Ghaznavi, a fine poet and scholar, and of Adam Nayyar, an authority on Pakistani cultures and civilisations, was not enough, the hard-up intellectual and literary life in the country became more impoverished with the passing of Ahmed Faraz. His diction, metaphor and similes evenly kneaded in conventional Persian and Urdu ghazal make him one of the most prominent poets in the classical tradition of Urdu poetry after Faiz Ahmed Faiz. This being the most common and popular tradition among poetry lovers, promoted through mushairas, radio and television programmes and literary journals, made Ahmed Faraz a household name across the subcontinent. His style of rendition, handsome looks and a measured indifference is paralleled only by Iftikhar Arif among those poets who appeared some years after him. As a student of literature, I grew closer to the modern strand in Urdu poetry, as it were, which in my view include Noon Meem Rashid, Majeed Amjad, Akhtarul Iman, Munir Niazi, Aziz Hamid Madani, Fahmida Riaz and Saqi Farooqui among others.

Read the rest here.

Obama: What does he mean for the Tech Industry?

Posted by Sabahat (iFaqeer) on

One thing I have been wondering about Obama and what he said yesterday is what he means for Silicon Valley and Industry/Tech generally. Specifically, what does it mean to eliminate capital gains for start-ups, and stopping tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas and giving them to companies that create jobs in the US of A? To keep the discussion in one place, I’d like–with the indulgence of PTH adminstoration, to invite folks to discuss this on our Wadi Blog in Silicon Valley:

http://www.wadiwallah.com/blog/2008/08/29/obama-what-does-he-mean-for-us-in-silicon-valley/

Though for issues specifically related to tech and industry in Pakistan and/or NEDians role in this, let’s talk here, or on the Pak Tea House.

SPEC 2008 @ NED

Posted by Sabahat (iFaqeer) on April 11, 2008

This is almost late (sorry; I was on vacation and took some time recovering), so I will just quote Teeth Maestro on the Karachi Metro Blog:

SPEC 2008 is being organized by the Department of Electronic Engineering, NED is hosting an event this event which will provide a platform where engineering students can present their talents.

The SPEC is in its third year starting off from SPEC 2006 which the first endeavor in which 36 Electronic projects were displayed. The tradition followed in SPEC 2007 where 46 projects were displayed and attracted more than 800 students and faculty members. in 2008 the event is now expanding its boundaries from Electronic Engineering to Computer Systems, Information Technology, Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering. The event will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2008. This year they expect more than 300 participants from all over Karachi and also Pakistan who will come together to participate in the event

Registration deadline was initially 30th March but has been extended to the 5th of April if you are willing to show off your electronic talents and are enrolled in an undergraduate engineering school then head on over to the registration page HERE or have a look at the Rules and Regulations PDF

Editorial: Update

Posted by Sabahat (iFaqeer) on March 17, 2008

We’ve been on hiatus here at NED Nama for a bit. It had to do with our Editor having some catching up to do, and some organizational work to be done.

The good news, as you will see in the immediate future includes:

• NED Alumni Association of Silicon Valley (NEDians SV) is being formalized as an organization.
• NED Alumni Association of Southern California (NEDAASC) is coming to fruition, too.
• Two academic competitions are being held at NED (TechElite08 and SPEC2008), and which we’re hoping to get regular updates on.
• … more and regular information that you, our readers will send in…right?

Live! from Silicon Valley: Offshoring Panel by OPEN

Posted by Sabahat (iFaqeer) on December 13, 2007

We had mentioned an event with 3 NEDians in Silicon Valley today. It is being streamed on Wadiwallah.com’s WadiLive! page right now.

Sorry about the late notice.

MIT/Stanford Venture Lab Event on Wimax Technology Featuring NEDian

Posted by Sabahat (iFaqeer) on December 10, 2007

Another event featuring Rehan Jalil (Batch ‘87-88), CEO of Wichorus:

WiMAX Broadband Convergence! Emerging Fixed and Mobile Revenue Opportunities.

Special Event from MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (VLAB) and SVASE.
Sponsored by Intel Corporation.
Location is at Intel in Santa Clara (not Stanford GSB)

Event Date: Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 at 6:00pm
6:00pm - 7:00pm - Networking and Hors D’oeuvres
7:00pm - 8:30pm - Panel Discussion and Q/A

Click here to register now!
Please sign in before registering if you are already a member of VLAB
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Location:

Intel SC12 Auditorium, Building SC12
3200 Juliette Lane, Santa Clara, CA, 95052 (directions )

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