At this year's Annual Conference on South Asia in Madison, WI, AIPS hosted a reception, organized by Zahra Sabri, in memory of Professor Muhammad Umar Memon (1939-2018). The reception included tributes by Farhat Haq, C.M. Naim, Zahra Sabri, and Ali Akbar Natiq also recited his poetry. Following the tributes to Prof. Memon, Farhat Haq introduced the AIPS 2019 Book Prize Awardee, Ammara Maqsood, and Akbar Hyder launched the Journal of Urdu Studies.
For a full video of the reception, please follow this link.