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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

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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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