{"id":63671,"date":"2016-05-07T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-05-07T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=63671"},"modified":"2016-04-29T10:06:01","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T14:06:01","slug":"lahore-literary-festival-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=63671","title":{"rendered":"Lahore Literary Festival in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday, May 07 \u00a0 05pm to 09pm
\nAsia Society
\n725 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021
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Asia Society and the Lahore Literary Festival present the Lahore Literary Festival in New York.
\nLive Webcast<\/p>\n

Can\u2019t make it to this program? Tune in Sunday, May 8, at 10:30 a.m. New York time for a free live video webcast.
\nAsiaSociety.org\/Live<\/p>\n

Now in its fourth year, the Lahore Literary Festival is a celebratory exploration of the literary arts of Pakistan. Join one of the festival\u2019s first gatherings outside of Pakistan at this special event exploring contemporary arts in Pakistan, featuring artists, writers and cultural commentators.<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 7th
\n5:00 p.m. Tea\/Coffee Reception<\/p>\n

6:00 p.m. Performance, “Pakistan on Stage”<\/p>\n

Sunday, May 8th
\n10:00 a.m. Registration
\nWELCOME by Asia Society, Razi Ahmed and Ambassador Dr. Maleeha Lodhi<\/p>\n

10:30-11:15 a.m. Literary Pakistan
\nBapsi Sidhwa, Bilal Tanweer, Rafia Zakaria, and Tasneem Zehra Husain moderated by Hugh Eakin<\/p>\n

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Urdu Literature – Binding South Asia
\nArfa Sayeda Zehra, Frances Pritchett, and Tahira Naqvi moderated by Dr. Azra Raza<\/p>\n

12:30-1:30 p.m. The Promise of Pakistan
\nHina Rabbani Khar, Manan Ahmed, and Stephen P. Cohen moderated by Raza Rumi<\/p>\n

LUNCH BREAK<\/p>\n

2:30 – 3:15 p.m. Contemporary Art from Pakistan
\nSalima Hashmi, Sadia Shirazi, and Salman Toor moderated by Amin Jaffer<\/p>\n

3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Educating Pakistan
\nSyed Babar Ali with Amna Nawaz<\/p>\n

4:30 – 5:15 p.m. US-Pakistan Relations in an Uncertain World
\nAhmed Rashid and Kati Marton moderated by Roger Cohen<\/p>\n

5:15 – 6:00 p.m. Lahore, Kites, and Popular Culture
\nAmmar Belal, Sarmad Khoosat, Sadia Shepard and Zeb Bangash moderated by Maryam Wasif Khan<\/p>\n

8:00 p.m. Saami Brothers Qawwal: Qawwali Devotional Music from the Sufi Traditions of Pakistan<\/p>\n

For tickets visit: http:\/\/asiasociety.org<\/a><\/p>\n

There will also be a live webcast: www.asiasociety.org\/Live<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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