{"bio": "**Omar Tarin** (or [Omer Tarin][1] in most newer editions of his work), born March 1967,  is a well known Pakistani poet, writer, scholar and mystic. He is based mostly in [Abbottabad][2], [Pakistan][3] and apart from his literary and academic pursuits, is also an activist for environmental preservation in his native area. \r\n\r\n\r\n  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omer_Tarin\r\n  [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbottabad\r\n  [3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan", "name": "Omar Tarin", "personal_name": "Omar Tarin", "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "alternate_names": ["* Omer Tarin in most newer editions of his work, also in some bibliographies and Net links", "* Tarin, Omer", "* Tarin, Omar", "* Omar S.K. Tarin", "* Omer S.K.Tarin"], "photos": [6968888], "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2011-12-05T13:13:25.124873"}, "latest_revision": 11, "key": "/authors/OL101176A", "birth_date": "March 1967", "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "revision": 11}