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saturday 20 march |
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| 10am-11 am | Lawn |
Formal Inauguration Speakers: Mashhood Rizvi, Asif Farrukhi, Ameena Saiyid, Prof. Anita Ghulam Ali SI |
| 11am-12 Noon |
Maharani
Maharaja |
Transplanted Flowers Moderator: Muneeza Shamsie |
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In Conversations and Readings with Kishwar Naheed Moderator: Durdana Soomro |
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| 11am - 1pm | Sahr 1 |
Workshop on creative writing by Adrian Hussain |
| 12 Noon – 1pm |
Maharaja
Maharani |
Panel Discussion Literature from Pakistan: Old, New and Across Languages Moderator: Asif Farrukhi Panelists: Kishwar Naheed, Aamer Hussein, Masood Ashar, Intizar Hussain |
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In Conversation and Readings with Bapsi Sidhwa Moderator: Ishrat Lindblad |
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| 1pm - 2pm |
Lunch |
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| 2pm - 3pm |
Maharaja
Maharani |
Readings and in Conversation with Mohammad Hanif Moderator: Sadia Shepard |
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Literature & Humour with Sarfraz Manzoor Moderator: Asif Noorani |
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| 3pm – 4pm |
Maharaja
Maharani |
Panel Discussion on Literature and Activism Panelists: Mohammed Hanif, Mohsin Hamid, Fahmida Riaz, Arfa Syeda Zehra Moderator: Sunil Sethi |
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Book Launches Zakhm Ka Nishan by Susan Abulhawa translated by Masood Ashar Shadianey by Naguib Mehfouz translated by Fehmida Riaz Moderators: Obaid Siddiqui, Ghazi Salahuddin |
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| 4pm - 5pm |
Maharaja
Maharani |
Talk by Shams ur Rehman Farooqi “Urdu ki Majmooi Sooretehaal” Moderator: Iftikhar Arif |
| In Conversation & Reading with Zulfikhar Ghose Moderator: Ishrat Lindblad | ||
| 5pm - 6pm |
Maharani |
Readings and in Conversation with Sara MacDonald, Sehba Sarwar,and Sadia Shepard Moderator: Raza Rumi |
| 5pm - 7pm |
Scilinas |
Urdu Poetry Reading (Mushaira)
Conductor: Fatima Hassan
Participants: Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, Iftikhar Arif,
Zehra Nigah, Fahmida Riaz, Kishwar Naheed, Saher Ansari,
Anwar Shaoor, Shahida Hassan, Harris Khalique, Ajmal
Siraj, Imdad Hussaini, Kashif Hussain Ghayar
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| 6pm - 7pm |
Maharani |
Readings and in Conversation with Maniza Naqvi and Sehba Sarwar Moderator: Ayesha Tammy Haq
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| 9pm onwards |
Arts Council |
Song of Mohenjodaro A ballet performance by Tehrik-e-Niswan (Sheema Kirmani and group). by invitations only |
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sunday 21 march |
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| 10am-11 am |
Maharani
Sahr 1, Maharaja, Board room 1/ Banquet office |
A tribute to Quratulain Haider Panelists: Intizar Husain, Fahmida Riaz, Aamer Hussain & Arfa Syeda Zehra Moderator: Raza Rumi Reading and story telling sessions for families and children Authors/ Story-tellers: Saman Shamsie, Zara Mumtaz, Musharraf Ali Farooqi Moderator: Raheela Baqai, Nida Dossa, Seema Khan |
| 11am-12 Noon |
Maharani
Scilinas |
Book Launches 50 Poems; 30 Selected 20 New by Zulfikar Ghose Home Boy by H. M . Naqvi. Moderators: Amberina Kazi & Ishrat Lindblad |
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Launch of Oxford Book of Urdu Short Stories
Selected and Translated by Amina Azfar |
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| 12 Noon – 1pm |
Maharani
Maharaja |
From Manuscript to Bestseller: An interactive session with Ameena Saiyid, Asif Noorani Moderator: Ameena Saiyid Panel Discussion on Sufism and Literature Panelists: Samina Quraeshi, Amar Jaleel & Mahmood Jamal Moderator: Raza Rumi |
| 1pm - 2pm |
Lunch |
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| 2pm - 3pm |
Maharaja
Maharani |
Book Launch Look at the City from here: Karachi Writings Selected and Edited by Asif Farrukhi Anita Ghulam Ali to launch Moderator: Obaid Siddiqui Writers: Amar Jaleel, Hasan Manzar, Fahmida Riaz, Harris Khalique |
| In Conversation & Readings With Iftikhar Arif Moderator: Ghazi Salahuddin | ||
| 3pm – 4pm |
Maharaja
Maharani |
Panel Discussion Literature in Translation Panelists: Fahmida Riaz, Durdana Soomro & Shamsur Rahman Faruqi Moderator: Musharraf Ali Farooqi |
| In conversation and reading with Intizar Hussain & Asad Mohammad Khan Moderator: Harris Khalique | ||
| 4pm - 5pm |
Maharani Maharaja |
In Conversation with Mohsin Hamid Moderator: Sunil Sethi |
| In Conversation and Readings with Fahmida Riaz Moderator: Raza Rumi | ||
| 5pm - 6pm |
Scilinas
Maharani |
Crossing Borders: Readings from Eqbal Ahmed by Zohra Yousuf Moderator: Irfan Husain. Panelists: Mohsin Hamid, Mohammad Hanif, Fahmida Riaz, and Wasif RizviIn Conversation with Victoria Schofield Moderator: Ayesha Tammy Haq |
| 6pm - 7pm |
Maharani |
Panel Discussion Contemporary South Asian English Literature: Its role and challenges today Panelists: Mohammad Hanif, Sarfraz Manzoor, Sadia Shepard Moderator: Muneeza Shamsie |
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Maharaja |
In Conversation and Readings with Zehra Nigah Moderator: Dr Fatima Hasan | |
| 9pm onwards |
Arts Council |
Insha ka Intizar A play by Tehrik-e-Niswan (Sheema Kirmani and group). by invitations only |
