7th ISLAMABAD LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2020

Words in the Time of Lockdown

Bringing together international and Pakistani writers to promote reading and showcase writing at its best

23–30 October 2020

www.karachiliteraturefestival.com/ilf

DIGITAL EDITION

7th ISLAMABAD LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2020–Digital Edition23 to 30 October 2020

Theme: Words in the Time of Lockdown*Every effort will be made to adhere to this programme. However, the ILF organizers reserve the right to change the programme at any time

Date/Time 5 – 6 p.m. 6.15 – 7.15 p.m. 7.30 – 8.30 p.m.

Friday 23 October 2020 InaugurationThrowback ILF 2019: A Documentary Welcome by Arshad Saeed Husain, Managing Director, Oxford University Press, Pakistan

Zehra Nigah Aur Unkay TasuraatPunjabi Humourist Anwar Masood Ba Zaban e KhudHighlights of the 7th ILF 2020–Digital Edition by Raheela Baqai, Marketing Director, Oxford University Press, Pakistan

‘Every Detail Is Story’ Book Launch: The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali by Uzma Aslam Khan Moderator: Munazza Yaqoob and Sonia Irum

Chiragh Talay Roshni Readings by Shahzad Sharjeel from Chiragh Talay by Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi

Saturday 24 October 2020 Humain to Hairaan Kar Gaya Woh: Asif Farrukhi ki Yaad Mein Zehra Nigah and Hameed Shahid Moderator: Harris Khalique

Down Memory Lane: War, History and Politics in South Asia Urvashi Butalia, Nadeem Zaman, Anam Zakaria, and Ali Usman Qasmi Moderator: Raza Rumi

Book Launch: The Stained–Glass Window: Stories of the Pandemic from Pakistan Edited by Sana Munir and Taha Kehar Sana Munir and Taha Kehar Moderator: Wajiha Hyder

Sunday 25 October 2020 Saari Girhein Khul Jaati Hain Aik Girha Khul Janay Say Tauseeq Haider in conversation with Amjad Islam Amjad

Book Launch: Stories with Oil Stains: The World of Women ‘Digest’ Writers in Pakistan by Kiran Nazir Ahmed Tessa Farmer, Madiha Shahid, Sidra tul Muntaha, Kiran Nazir Ahmed, Christina Oesterheld Moderator: Kamran Asdar Ali

And the Twain shall Meet Raza Rumi in conversation with Aamer Hussein

Date/Time 5 – 6 p.m. 6.15 – 7.15 p.m. 7.30 – 8.30 p.m.

Monday 26 October 2020 The Magic of Children’s Literature Zara Mumtaz, Maheen Zeeshan, and Rumana Husain Moderator: Khaled Anam

Virtual Classrooms: The Promise and the Reality Faisal Mushtaq, A.H. Nayyar, Umar Saif, and Maliha Ahmed Moderator: Maham Ali

Tuesday 27 October 2020 Book Launch: The Nine Lives of Pakistan by Declan Walsh Arifa Noor in conversation with Declan Walsh

In Covid Times: What do you Read and Write? Ritu Menon, Ahdaf Soueif, Waqas Khwaja and Haroon Khalid Akhtar Moderator: Muneeza Shamsie

Eatisamul Haq Say Suniyay Shafiq ur Rahman Ki Mazeed Himaqatain Aur Ibn e Insha Ki Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitab kay Muntakhib Hissay

Wednesday 28 October 2020 Kuch Taaza Yaadein Kuch Beeti BaateinIn conversation with Arfa Sayeda ZehraModerator: Amena Aly

The Single National Curriculum: Opportunities and Challenges Arshad Saeed Husain, Faisal Bari, Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Taimur Mirza, and Rafiq Tahir Moderator: Baela Raza Jamil

Book Launch: Fahmida Riaz: The Body Torn and Other Poems Translated by Tahira Naqvi Tahira Naqvi, Noorul Huda Shah, and Harris Khalique Moderator: Raza Rumi

Thursday 29 October 2020 Pakistan’s Global Image: Where do we stand?Huma Baqai in conversation with Moeed Yusuf

Book Launch: Love, War & Other Longings: Essays on Cinema in Pakistan Edited by Vazira Zamindar and Asad Ali Iftikhar Dadi, Fahad Naveed, Kamran Asdar Ali, Asad Ali Moderator: Gwendolyn S. Kirk

Virtual Voices: English Language PoetryAdrian Husain, Alan Humm, Harris Khalique, Salman Tarik Kureishi, Momina Mela, Afshan Shafi, and Ilona YusufModerator: Mehvash Amin

Friday 30 October 2020 Science Fiction in Pakistan Faraz Talat, Bina Shah, Nudrat Kamal, and Usman T. Malik Moderator: Bilal Zahoor

Mushaira Sadarat: Iftikhar ArifNizamat: Ambareen Hasib AmberAkhtar Usman, Khaliqur Rehman, Nasim Syed, Ravish Nadeem, Shakeel Jazib, Yasmeen Hameed

FESTIVAL PRODUCER

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERSA.H. NayyarAamer HusseinAdrian HusainAfshan ShafiAhdaf SoueifAkhtar UsmanAlan HummAli Usman QasmiAmbareen Hasib AmberAmena AlyAmjad Islam AmjadAnam ZakariaAnwar MasoodArfa Sayeda ZehraArifa NoorArshad Saeed HusainAsad AliBaela Raza JamilBilal ZahoorBina ShahChristina OesterheldDeclan WalshEatisamul HaqFahad NaveedFaisal BariFaisal MushtaqFaraz TalatGwendolyn S. Kirk

Hameed ShahidHaroon Khalid AkhtarHarris KhaliqueHuma BaqaiIftikhar ArifIftikhar DadiKamran Asdar AliKhaled AnamKhaliqur RehmanKiran Nazir AhmedMadiha ShahidMaham AliMaheen ZeeshanMaliha AhmedMehvash AminMoeed YusufMomina MelaMunazza YaqoobMuneeza ShamsieNadeem ZamanNasim SyedNoorul Huda ShahNudrat KamalRafiq TahirRavish NadeemRaza RumiRitu MenonRumana Husain

Sana MunirShahnaz Wazir AliShahzad Sharjeel Shakeel JazibSidra tul MuntahaSonia IrumTaha KeharTahira NaqviTaimur MirzaTauseeq HaiderTessa FarmerUmar SaifUrvashi ButaliaUsman T. MalikUzma Aslam KhanVazira ZamindarWajiha HyderWaqas KhwajaYasmeen HameedZara MumtazZehra Nigah