Saturday, May 07 05pm to 09pm
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Asia Society and the Lahore Literary Festival present the Lahore Literary Festival in New York.
Live Webcast
Can’t make it to this program? Tune in Sunday, May 8, at 10:30 a.m. New York time for a free live video webcast.
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Now in its fourth year, the Lahore Literary Festival is a celebratory exploration of the literary arts of Pakistan. Join one of the festival’s first gatherings outside of Pakistan at this special event exploring contemporary arts in Pakistan, featuring artists, writers and cultural commentators.
Saturday, May 7th
5:00 p.m. Tea/Coffee Reception
6:00 p.m. Performance, “Pakistan on Stage”
Sunday, May 8th
10:00 a.m. Registration
WELCOME by Asia Society, Razi Ahmed and Ambassador Dr. Maleeha Lodhi
10:30-11:15 a.m. Literary Pakistan
Bapsi Sidhwa, Bilal Tanweer, Rafia Zakaria, and Tasneem Zehra Husain moderated by Hugh Eakin
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Urdu Literature – Binding South Asia
Arfa Sayeda Zehra, Frances Pritchett, and Tahira Naqvi moderated by Dr. Azra Raza
12:30-1:30 p.m. The Promise of Pakistan
Hina Rabbani Khar, Manan Ahmed, and Stephen P. Cohen moderated by Raza Rumi
LUNCH BREAK
2:30 – 3:15 p.m. Contemporary Art from Pakistan
Salima Hashmi, Sadia Shirazi, and Salman Toor moderated by Amin Jaffer
3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Educating Pakistan
Syed Babar Ali with Amna Nawaz
4:30 – 5:15 p.m. US-Pakistan Relations in an Uncertain World
Ahmed Rashid and Kati Marton moderated by Roger Cohen
5:15 – 6:00 p.m. Lahore, Kites, and Popular Culture
Ammar Belal, Sarmad Khoosat, Sadia Shepard and Zeb Bangash moderated by Maryam Wasif Khan
8:00 p.m. Saami Brothers Qawwal: Qawwali Devotional Music from the Sufi Traditions of Pakistan
For tickets visit: http://asiasociety.org
There will also be a live webcast: www.asiasociety.org/Live