Throughout history, elegies have been composed in different languages. Shakespeare’s works, Grey’s Elegy in a Country Graveyard, the 400 verses of Mr John Pong on the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS) ...

The Jashn-e-Bahar Trust recently organised Dastan-e-Marsiya: Karbala se Kashi tak, an evening dedicated to Marsiya. Marsiya is a poetic form that commemorates the martyrdom and courage of Hazrat Imam ...

KARACHI, Oct 4: A collection of marsiya writings titled Nawa-i-Mimbar by Dr Rehan Azmi was launched at the Arts Council Karachi on Monday. Distinguished poet Iftikhar Arif presided over the programme ...

Importance of Marsiya During Muharram: It will be a rare person who can claim immunity to the pains and pleasures that poetry can bring, be that in the form of lyrics or poems, sung or orated. Words ...