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Reimagining the Future29, 30, and 31 October 2021

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8th ISLAMABAD LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2021

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8th ISLAMABAD LITERATURE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME 2021–Digital Edition29, 30, and 31 October 2021

Theme: Reimagining the Future*Every effort will be made to adhere to this programme. However, the ILF organizers reserve the right to change the programme at any time.

Time Friday 29 October 2021

4.00 – 5.00 p.m. InaugurationWelcome by Arshad Saeed Husain, Festival Organizer and Managing Director, Oxford University Press Pakistan

Remarks by: Alia Zafar, Group Head People and Organizational Excellence, The Bank of PunjabRaymond Castillo, Minister Counselor for Public Affairs, US Embassy, IslamabadMark Crossey, Deputy Country Director, British Council Pakistan

Keynote Speech by: Hameed Shahid TI, Urdu Fiction Writer and Critic and Maleeha Lodhi, Former Ambassador at the UN and the US and UK

5.30 - 6.30 p.m.

Parvarish e Loh o Qalam: Urdu Shairi ka Maujooda Manzarnama

Iftikhar Arif, Munir Fayyaz, Muhammad Izhar ul Haq, and Yasmeen Hameed Moderator: Najeeba Arif

Afghanistan at the Crossroads

Anatol Lieven, Zahid Hussain, and Ahmed Rashid Moderator: Huma Baqai

6.40 - 7.40 p.m. A Personal Chronicle of Pakistan: Preserving History and Heritage

Ikram Sehgal and Owen Bennett-Jones Moderator: Moeed Pirzada

7.50 - 8.50 p.m. Literature: Connecting across Frontiers

Frances Pritchett and Arfa Sayeda Zehra Moderator: Zahra Sabri

Time Saturday, 30 October 2021

10.00 - 11.00 a.m. Reimagining Pakistan with Education Reforms

Amjad Noorani and Tooba Akhtar Moderator: Nadeem Hussain

11.10 a.m. - 12.10 p.m.

Potohar Mein Adab Ki Soorat e Haal

Akhtar Usman, Shoaib Khaliq, and Akhtar Raza Saleemi Moderator: Ravish Nadim

Book Launch: Journeys Without a Map: A Writer’s Life by Marion Molteno

Marion Molteno and Firoze Manji Moderator: Saif Mahmood

12.20 - 1.20 p.m. Book Discussion: Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan: Local Actions, Local Voices by Anita M. Weiss

Saba Gul Khattak, Anita Weiss, and Khadim Hussain Moderator: Yaqoob Khan Bangash

12.20-12.50 p.m.

Book Launch: Surkh Salam by Kamran Asdar AliAnushay Malik and Kamran Asdar Ali Moderator: Ali Raza

12.50-1.20 p.m.

Book Launch: Dasht e Imkaan (Novel) by Asghar Nadeem SyedAsghar Nadeem Syed in conversation with Nasir Abbas Nayyar

1.30 - 2.30 p.m. Kashmir: Politics and Power Sharing

Sardar Masood Khan, Nasim Zehra, Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan, and Mushaal Hussein Malick Moderator: Mujahid Barelvi

Humne Urdu kay Bahaane say Saleeqa SeekhaArfa Sayeda Zehra in conversation with Saif Mahmood

2.40 - 3.40 p.m. Crises have no Borders

Ahmed Rashid, Athar Abbas, and Hina Rabbani Khar Moderator: Amber Rahim Shamsi

Pakistani Zubanon mein Afsana Nigari ki RiwayatJulien Columeau, Mudassar Bashir, Sarwat Mohiuddin, Syed Majid Shah, and Abdullah Jan Abid Moderator: Sheeraz Dasti

3.50 - 4.20 p.m. Pakistan Here and Now: Insights into Society, Culture, Identity and Diaspora (Edited by Harris Khalique and Irfan Ahmed Khan)

Salman Asif and Fatimah Ihsan Moderator: Khayyam Mushir

Book Launch: Restless: Instead of an Autobiography by Aamer Hussein

Aamer Hussein in conversation with Safinah Danish Elahi and Shahbano Alvi

4.30 - 5.30 p.m. Single National Curriculum: Floor or the Ceiling

Arshad Saeed Husain, A. H. Nayyar, Sohail Aziz, and Chaudhary Faisal Mushtaq Moderator: Faisal Bari

5.40 - 6.40 p.m. South Asia in Emerging Regional Politics

Michael Kugelman, Khalid Banuri, and Salman Zaidi Moderator: Salma Malik

Voices Echoing: English Language Verse

Wajahat Malik, Maham Khan, Salman T. Kureshi, Risham Amjad, Aurangzaib Khan, Mehvash Amin, Harris Khalique, Mavra Bari, and Haseeb Sultan Moderator: Ilona Yusuf

6.50 - 7.50 p.m. Remembering I.A. Rehman: A Powerful Voice

Harris Khalique, Zohra Yusuf, Raza Rumi, Muhammad Ziauddin, and Kishwar Naheed Moderator: Munizae Jahangir

The Power of Fiction: Tahmima Anam in conversation with Sabyn Javeri

Introduction by Michael Houlgate

8.00 p.m.

Mushaira Sadarat: Iftikhar Arif Nizamat: Mehboob Zafar Tauseef Tabassum, Kishwar Naheed, Ehsan Akbar, Jalil Aali, Yasmeen Hameed, Parveen Tahir, Najeeba Arif, Harris Khalique, Akhtar Usman, Farrukh Yar, Ravish Nadim, Akhtar Raza Saleemi, and Shakeel Jazib

Time Sunday, 31 October 2021

10 - 11 a.m. Cartooning: No Laughing Matter

Ricardo Martinez Ortega, Shaukat Mahmood, and Mahnaz Yazdani Moderator: Nigar Nazar

11.10 - 12.10 p.m.Yaad e Raftagaan

Chair: Fateh Muhammad Malik Asghar Nadeem Syed, Najeeba Arif, Harris Khalique, and Hameed Shahid Moderator: Humaira Ishfaq

Mapping Pakistani Anglophone Literary Landscape

Muneeza Shamsie, Taha Kehar, and Munazza Yaqoob Moderator: Aroosa Kanwal

12.20 - 12.50 p.m.

Book Launch: Buri Aurat Ki Doosri Katha by Kishwar Naheed

Kishwar Naheed in conversation with Mujahid Barelvi

Book Launch: Dying to Serve, Militarism, Affect and the Politics of Sacrifice in the Pakistan Army by Maria Rashid

Maria Rashid in conversation with Nida Kirmani

1.00 - 2.00 p.m. Book Launch: Bacha Khan: My Life and Struggle translated from the original Pukhto by Imtiaz Ahmad Sahibzada

Imtiaz Ahmad Sahibzada, Rafiullah Kakar, and Xenia Rasul Khan Moderator: Fasi Zaka

Changing Landscapes: Climate Conversations in Literature and Society

Ahmad Rafay Alam, Elizabeth-Jane Burnett, and Bilal Zahoor Moderator: Zaighum Abbas

2.10 - 3.10 p.m. 2.10 - 2.40 p.m.

Book Launch: Hairat ka Bagh by Hameed ShahidHameed Shahid in conversation with Najeeba Arif

Panama, Pandora and Pakistan: Offshore Companies Impact on Pakistan

Vaqar Ahmed, Ashfaq Yousuf Tola, and Aliya Hashmi Khan Moderator: Rashid Masood Alam

2.40 - 3.10 p.m.Book Launch: Once Upon a Time in Murree by Omar Mukhtar KhanOmar Mukhtar Khan in conversation with Fasi Zaka

3.20 - 4.20 p.m. Digital Education: A New Normal

Introduction by Fathima DadaTalhah Munir Khan, Nusrat Baquee, and Sarah Farooq Moderator: Daniel Atif

3.20 - 3.50 p.m. Book Launch: Womansplaining: Navigating Activism, Politics and Modernity in Pakistan Edited by Sherry RehmanSherry Rehman in conversation with Nayab Jan

3.50 - 4.20 p.m. Book Launch: Marginalisation, Contestation, and Change in South Asian Cities Edited by Nida KirmaniRohit Negi and Kabeer Dawani, Moderator: Nida Kirmani

4.30 - 5.30 p.m. Pakistan: Current Challenges and Priorities

Owen Bennett-Jones and Maleeha Lodhi Moderator: Arifa Noor

5.40 - 6.40 p.m. We the People: What the Constitution says?

Raza Rabbani, Wasim Sajjad, and Ahmer Bilal Soofi Moderator: Mujahid Barelvi

Web Series: Future of Digital Entertainment

Beo Zafar, Mehreen Jabbar, and Sania Saeed Moderator: Khaled Anam

6.50 - 7.50 p.m. Closing CeremonyKeynote speeches by Frances Pritchett, Najeeba Arif and Owen Bennett-JonesSpeech by: Alia Zafar, Group Head People and Organizational Excellence, The Bank of Punjab Vote of Thanks by the Festival Organizer: Arshad Saeed Husain, Managing Director, Oxford University Press PakistanRemarks by: Iftikhar Arif

FESTIVAL PRODUCER

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERSAamer HusseinAbdullah Jan AbidAhmad Rafay AlamAhmed RashidAhmer Bilal SoofiA. H. NayyarAkhtar Raza SaleemiAkhtar UsmanAli Raza Aliya Hashmi KhanAmber Rahim ShamsiAmjad NooraniAnatol LievenAnita WeissAnushay MalikArfa Sayeda ZehraArifa NoorAroosa KanwalArshad Saeed HusainAsghar Nadeem SyedAshfaq Yousuf TolaAthar AbbasAurangzaib KhanBeo ZafarBilal ZahoorChaudhary Faisal MushtaqDaniel AtifEhsan AkbarElizabeth-Jane BurnettFaisal BariFarrukh YarFasi Zaka

Fateh Muhammad MalikFathima DadaFatimah IhsanFiroze ManjiFrances PritchettHameed ShahidHarris KhaliqueHaseeb SultanHina Rabbani KharHuma BaqaiHumaira Ishfaq Iftikhar ArifIkram SehgalIlona YusufImtiaz SahibzadaJalil AaliJulien ColumeauKabeer Dawani Kamran Asdar AliKhadim HussainKhaled AnamKhalid BanuriKhayyam MushirKishwar NaheedMaham KhanMahnaz YazdaniMaleeha Lodhi Maria RashidMarion MoltenoMavra BariMehboob ZafarMehreen Jabbar

Mehvash AminMichael HoulgateMichael KugelmanMoeed PirzadaMudassar BashirMuhammad Izhar ul HaqMuhammad Sheeraz DastiMuhammad ZiauddinMujahid BarelviMunazza YaqoobMuneeza ShamsieMunir FayyazMunizae JahangirMushaal Hussein MullickNadeem HussainNajeeba ArifNasim ZehraNasir Abbas NayyarNayab JanNida KirmaniNigar NazarNusrat BaqueeOmar Mukhtar KhanOwen Bennett-JonesParveen TahirRafiullah KakarRashid Masood AlamRavish NadimRaza RabbaniRaza RumiRicardo Martinez OrtegaRisham Amjad

Rohit NegiSaba Gul KhattakSabyn JaveriSafinah Danish Elahi Saif MahmoodSalma MalikSalman AsifSalman Tarik KureshiSalman ZaidiSania SaeedSarah FarooqSardar Attique Ahmed KhanSardar Masood KhanSarwat MohiuddinShahbano AlviShakeel JazibShaukat Mahmood Sherry RehmanShoaib KhaliqSohail AzizSyed Majid ShahTaha KeharTahmima AnamTalhah Munir KhanTauseef TabassumTooba AkhtarVaqar AhmedWajahat MalikWasim SajjadXenia Rasul KhanYaqoob Khan Bangash Yasmeen Hameed

Zahid HussainZahra SabriZaighum Abbas Zohra Yusuf