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- Where do you live?
- Abu Dhabi
- Your real name? (No pseudonyms, please)
- Aquila Ismail
- Which college or university?
- NEDUET
- Any fellow Pakistani Alumni living near you?
- Don't know
- Your graduation date?
- 1975
- Your major?
- Electrical Engineering
- What do you do for a living?
- Now freelance writing; previously Associate Professor NEDUET
- Any professional affiliations? Memberships in professional orgs?
- PEC
- What have you done for your alma mater lately?
- worked there till recently
- Tell us about you:
- Author of several non-fiction books on development issues of Karachi; numerous articles on literature, development and women's issues in Dawn and Newsline Karachi. Translated works of fiction from Urdu to English published by Oxford University Press, Pakistan. Currently awaiting release of novel through Amazon
- What are your hobbies?
- Painting, reading.
- Your favorite books?
- War and Peace by Tolstoy, If On a Winters Night a Traveler by Calvino; Gabriella, Clove and Cinnamon by Amadoe
- Favorite Music:
- Nayyara Noor and Abida Perween
- Favorite TV Shows:
- House; Boston Legal; Frasier
Aquila Ismail's Blog
Dear Nedians, it was a oleasure to realize that so many NED graduates are so successful in their lives. I wish them all the best. Hopefully some of you remember me as your teacher. I now live in Abu …
Dear Nedians, it was a oleasure to realize that so many NED graduates are so successful in their lives. I wish them all the best. Hopefully some of you remember me as your teacher. I now live in Abu Dhabi. I needed to get in touch with all of you to celebrate the life of my dear friend Nauman. He was a rare person. Could we establish something in his name? Do post your ideas and maybe together we can pay homage to a life well lived.
All the best
Aquila Ismail
Posted on November 24, 2011 at 11:40pm — 1 Comment
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