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Junoon_Army
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 Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 4:57 pm Post subject: Salman invited to speak at the U.N.'s HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE |
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Salman invited to speak at the U.N.'s HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE in Bangkok July 10th/11th
Salman Ahmad is a doctor by training and a rock musician by profession. He went to school in Lahore's Aitchison College and Tappan Zee High School in Tappan, NY (just outside of New York City).
After graduating from the U.S. he got his M.D./ M.B.B.S. from Pakistan's prestigious King Edward Medical college. While in college he was also a member of Pakistan's first pop band, Vital Signs, who wrote the gigantic pop anthem "Dil,Dil Pakistan". The success of Dil Dil Pakistan made Salman and the Vital Signs into overnight pop stars. It was at this point when Salman decided that he was going to give up the stethoscope and pick up his guitar. He left the Vital Signs in 1990 and co-founded South Asia's biggest Rock band, Junoon, with vocalist Ali Azmat.
Junoon has sold over 20 million albums world wide and has the distinction of being the first ever rock band to be invited to perform at the U.N. general assembly by the U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan.
In 2001 Salman was made U.N. spokesman for HIV/AIDs in Pakistan. He has personalized the "I care, do you" poster campaign by paraphrasing a popular Quranic saying "saving one life (from aids) is like saving the whole of humanity". He has appeared on television, radio and in the print media and gone into colleges in Pakistan to hold seminars with faculty and students about HIV/aids awareness. On Junoon's latest album Deewar he dedicated a very popular Junoon song "Khwab" to highlight the scourge of HIV/aids.
Salman is a passionate and committed artist/social activist who recently won an award for a documentary entitled, "Rockstar and the Mullahs", which he did for the American and British television channels PBS and the BBC respectively.
Junoon has won Channel V's "Best International Group Award" in India and has also been the subject of a VH-1 documentary, “Islamabad:Rock City” presented by Oscar winning Hollywood movie star Susan Sarandon.
Salman is currently working on an Indo-Pak peace video called “Ghoom Tana” which features bollywood stars Naseeruddin Shah, Shubha Mudgal and Nandita Das. It will be released in August, on Pakistan and India's independence days.
Apart from being a music lover, Salman loves reading books, watching films and is a huge cricket fanatic.
This is what Salman said when he was asked to comment on this
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I'VE BEEN NOMINATED AS CHAIRPERSON FOR THIS CONFERENCE AND I'LL BE SPEAKING ON LEADERSHIP AND THE NEED FOR STRATEGIC ALLIANCES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS |
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RebelliousSpirit
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| Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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Thats what i simply adore about Salman Ahmed n basically the rest of the 2 band members...they're such strong individuals who are constantly trying to make a positive contribution in their own small n big ways...oh by the way...it's great being back!
Allah hafiz
It's better to Light a Candle then to Curse the Darkness!' |
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junun
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| Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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really!! is that a true history??
i think Sufi Salman Ahmed is really a man of fortune...whereever he goes...it shines...like JUNOON today... |
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nikekid
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| Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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tats salman bhai makin junoonis and pakistanis proud as always!
keep doin wat u do best!
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zerocool
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 1:58 am Post subject: |
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Salman bhai u r gr8 realy  we r proud of u
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chaein
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 4:52 am Post subject: |
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| Amazing cha gaye hain ... |
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graver
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 9:40 am Post subject: |
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| dats really good... |
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sohna-mahi
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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we r proud 2 be junoon group God may live live long.
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malung
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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| yaar, allah lambi umar karai bol do! |
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junoonism
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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yaar nazaaray to nahi lagao  |
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pakirebel36
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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murak ase nahi boltay, shanti se kam lo bachaa, (sike) 
yea man way 2 go, good work, GOOOO JUNOON.....!!!
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junun
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| zerocool wrote: | | Salman bhai u r gr8 realy we r proud of u |
lolz...Mr. Ahmed, i am assuring you that he lies very often... |
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Ozzy©
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Nice job Salman... wish u wud drop by in KL while ur flying outta Bangkok.
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TeenyWeeny
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Way to go
Koolie
Best of Luck!
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junoonism
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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yaar yah sahi baat nahi hai kay yaar sub salman bhai aur ali bhai ki tareef kartay hoo brian bhai ka bhi kuch haq hai saray songs may bass un hee ki to hoti hai  |
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