ISLAMABAD: The Asian Study Group, a voluntary organization based in Islamabad hosted an exclusive book launch and discussion on Yasser Latif Hamdani’s well-documented , comprehensive and thoroughly researched biography- ‘Jinnah, A Life’ on October 9 at the IFWA Auditorium.
Hamdani- a well-known Human Rights Barrister shared his views based on his intensive research- on Muhamed Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan, and a central figure in recent history of South Asia.
How did the leader of the All-India Muslim League become the figurehead of the creation of a separate independent country for Muslims? And what are the roots of the different facets of Jinnah’s personality, steely determination, and political views, including secularism?
Answering questions from an interactive audience- comprising of Diplomats and the foreign & local community in Islamabad- he discussed how Jinnah’s early life and life events shaped his complex personality, his unshakable will and determination to achieve his goals and his gradual shift from being a staunch nationalist advocating for the protection of Muslim rights, and achieving greater political influence for Muslims inside an independent India- to demanding the creation of separate Muslim state in 1947: Pakistan.
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