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Atiya Syed

Atiya Syed, Pakistani short story writer and daughter of Dr.Syed Abdullah, One of the most prominent features of Dr Syed Abdullah`s life, which began on April 5, 1906, in a remote and obscure village named Mangloor in the district of Mansehra, NWFP, was his long battle for securing a respectable pedestal for Urdu. Right from the beginning till he breathed his last on August 14, 1986, Dr Syed Abdullah relentlessly fought for Urdu`s cause.

Atiya Syed appeared on the literary scene of Pakistani Literature in the late 80's. She immediately attracted the attention of readers and the critics of Urdu literature, on account of her individual prose style, unusual approach to the themes chosen, her command of language and a natural talent of story telling. Before starting her career as a fiction writer she had already written and complied a number of philosophical books and articles. In 1995 her first collection pf short stories was published and was declared ""The Favorite Fiction of the Year" by "The Harold"(Karachi). By now she has contributed much more to the fields of philosophy, literary criticism, fiction, semi-political, global issues, as well as social issues within Pakistan. <any of her short stories have been selected by the editors of the anthologies of modern short stories. Some of then translated into English and Persian. At present Atiya Syed has not only become a famous short story writer but also an established intellectual figure participating in seminars, TV talk shows, conferences at home and abroad, expressing her views on wide range of topics, ranging from literature to economics, fine arts, politics, education, globalization, philosophy, social issues, etc.

Atiya Syed is the daughter of the late Dr. S.M. Abdullah whome Jamil ud-Din Alee called a 'genius' whose contributions to literature and language, activism for national identity and preservation of Muslim cultural heritage of the subcontinent plus services to the national integration could not be ignored ever by the Pakistani people. At the same time he was one of the most admired and respected teacher---perhaps, the last one of the legendary professors of the University of Punjab, Lahore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Punjab,_Lahore. He was an educationist, researcher of repute, linguist (Master of Urdu, Persian, Arabic, English, German), literary critic, author of almost forty books and innumerable articles, a column writer before and after Independence of Pakistan (in 1947), an activist and a visionary. many in Pakistan considered him an Institution in himself and a school of thought. His writings and views are part of the syllabubs of Urdu, Persian, Education and Pak-studies. He was the first D.Litt not only in the province of Punjab (British India), as well as the four provinces now included in Pakistan.