![]() ![]() ![]() He is reluctant to admit that there are reasons for adults to be fond of him.įor most of his writing career Muhammed Zafar Iqbal has focused on science. With humble dignity Zafar Iqbal admits children love him because he writes science fiction for them. He is a scientist by profession, a computer science educator and as much as he would like to be known as a science academic, his other part, that of a literary being, very humbly displays the arts in him. In fact, it felt as if we are friends from some ancient time, had just lost touch for a while, who can carry on in an 'adda' where we had left off in some timeless era. Yasmeen was more so as a real entertainer, a story (non-fiction) teller with such charisma that it never felt that this was our first encounter with the couple. Zafar Iqbal talked tirelessly on any topic we demanded with equal enthusiasm as if a diligent teacher were answering questions of all sorts. Somehow the smiles on their faces remained at all times, never ceased to shine no matter how sleep-deprived they were. All in all they only stayed in Melbourne for four days and we made the most of it. Melbourne's literature loving group, Bangla Sahitya Sansad (BSS), was very fortunate to have Muhammad Zafar Iqbal with his wife Yasmeen Hoque as invitee writer for this year. ![]()
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