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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas is regarded as one of the leading writers of Urdu language. He received acclaim for his writing during his lifetime. He spent his life to promote the ideals of human equality, economic justice and human rights and developed a following in these endeavors. In 2013 his family established the Khwaja Ahmed Abbas Award to acknowkedge the writers who exemplify the ideals promoted by K.A.Abbas.This award comprises of a modest monetary award and a Certificate acknowledging the contributions of the awardee. The secretary of the award committee is K.A. Abbas’s niece Shehla Naqvi MD, who writes poetry and short stories in Urdu. She has also done translations from English in Urdu. Members include : S. Khurshid Hasanain PhD, Professor of Physics, who is K.A.Abbas’s nephew and who also writes poetry and short stories in Urdu. Tahira HusainNaqvi teaches Urdu at New York University, she writes short stories in English and has translated seminal Urdu literature in English, especially that of
Farsi and English 2017 Kishwar Naheed: Kishwar Naheed is a feminist poet who has worked extensively to promote women’s rights, freedom of speech and human rights. She also writes for newspapers and done translations from English to Urdu. 2018 Award will be given to Mubarak Ali
:Mubarak Ali PhD has written extensively on history and has published a magazine on the topic for years. His focus is scientific study and evaluation of historical events to dispel hatreds and promote understanding between groups by removing the myths surrounding them./>
