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FRIDAY, FEB. 22, #LLF2019 / ALHAMRA ARTS CENTER, MALL ROAD /lahorelitfest @lhrlitfest lahorelitfest.com

HALL 1 HALL 2 HALL 3 HALL 4 HALL 5 3 – 4:30 p.m. Opening Ceremony followed by Keynote Address on the life and legacy of

by , with introduction by Nasreen Rehman

5 – 6 p.m. Populism and the Securing ’s Digital History: Book Launches Future of Global Democracy Water Future The Balochistan Archives My Pakistan: The Story of a Bishop Historian Ayesha Jalal, Water law and policy Digitizing our past to author Christopher Merrill, expert Erum Sattar and preserve our heritage Alexander political commentator Afshin Shahi technocrat Shamsul Mulk John Malik and historian Eugene Rogan , Altaf Fatima ’s Ravinder L. Jha Moderated by and and Balochistan’s Hafeez Jamali Moderated by Nelofer Bakhtyar Moderated by Rina Saeed Khan acclaimed-journalist , Masood Moderated by British Library and author Ahmed Rashid Asher and Yasmeen Hameed Lead Curator for South Asian Metro Lahore Collections Nur Sobers-Khan A photographic journey along Lahore’s Metro Bus DRAFT Faizan Ahmad with Kate Vyborny

*THIS PROGRAM IS TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. FOR UPDATES, PLEASE VISIT LAHORELITFEST.COM SATURDAY, FEB. 23, #LLF2019 / ALHAMRA ARTS CENTER, MALL ROAD

HALL 1 HALL 2 HALL 3 HALL 4 HALL 5 HALL 6 (PUPPET THEATRE)

11 a.m. – 12:00 On Equity and Happiness Book Discussion Memorial Stones A City in Fiction 3:30 – 4:30 Decoding Charactising Women Oral History Book Discussion Book Launch Performance p.m. In partnership with of Tharparkar in South Asian Media (From 2 - 4 p.m) UNDP Pakistan From Kargil to the Exploring the political and Capturing Lahore’s stories Iran remains a My Lahore Empire of Enchantment Tell Her Everything Coup: Events that personal in the art of An illustrated talk by and streets, violence and culturally-disconnected Actor and filmmaker A rendition of Punjabi Akhuwat's Amjad Saqib, Shook Pakistan Lahore-based artist Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro revolts, cosmopolitanism land from Pakistan: Atiqa Odho with A journey through the Jadoowallahs, Jugglers Zarrar Said in folklore character Heer, Erum Sattar, economist Farida Batool, whose on the art and cultural and provincialism a discussion of its actor Iqra Aziz past and present of and Jinns; exploring conversation with penned by literary giant Hafiz Pasha and Owen Bennett-Jones in installation is on display anthropology of the vibrant youth and its the cultural capital indigenous forms award-winning Shah during the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa conversation with author and at the Alhamra Memorial Stones Author and critic expressions in activism, Moderated by Fifi Haroon of Pakistan of magic novelist Mirza Waheed Eighteenth Century finance minister journalist Nasim Zehra in Pakistan’s Sindh Muneeza Shamsie, art, literature and Taimur Jhagra Adeela Suleman, province followed by Roopa Farooki other realms Parveen Kennedy Osama Siddique Directed by Huma Safdar Naazish Ataullah, a conversation with and Osama Siddique in conversation with in conversation with Moderated by Ambereen Karamat noted travel writer Middle East commentator author John Zubrzycki UNDP's Neil Buhne and Farida Batool Salman Rashid Moderated by Afshin Shahi, Iranian Claire Chambers artist and curator Moderated by Rabeya Jalil Vali Mahlouji, and British-Iranian author Kamin Mohammadi 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Book Launch Channeling Nostalgia Book Launch In recognition of The Ottomans, the Great Hamza Shinwari Moderated by A Woman Like Her War and Turkey Today Bella Figura: How to Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh Live, Love and Eat The University of Literature and Sufism Sindh poet and activist Oxford University historian the Italian Way ’s Nabila Rehman in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Amar Sindhu, author of specialising in the Middle and Ayesha Ali 4:45 – 5:45 TBD A Quiet Line of The Padshanama: PAKISTAN’S NEW The Sensational Life East Eugene Rogan with British-Iranian journalist Dr. Shahida Shah, Resistance: Pakistan’s A Mughal masterpiece ENGLISH FICTION and Death of Qandeel acclaimed-journalist and and author of Bella Figura Moderated by Faiza Rana Neelum Afridi, Theatre Movements Showcasing the Baloch Sanam Maher, writer Ahmed Rashid Kamin Mohammadi, Kainat Khan, Akbar The Royal Library's Book Launches talent from ’s and Divisional Police Pakistani-Italian Hoti and Ibrar Ghar Celebrating our indigenous magnificent Padshahnama contemporary poetry Officer, Bahwalnagar entrepreneur Zahra Khan street and stage theatre manuscript contains some Hijabistan Ammara Athar and author of Feast Moderated by of the most famous Mughal Abbas Tabish, Ahmad Ata Anissa Helou Shahbaz Khan Social activist and paintings ever created. Author Sabyn Javeri and Adnan Baig Moderated by theatre director Sheema Its curator explores in conversation with noted activist and Moderated by Bloomsbury Kermani, playwright these fascinating works Maha Khan Phillips Moderated by artist Publishing editor-in-chief , Rafi of art depicting the life poet Jazib Alexandra Pringle Peer Theatre’s Saadan and court of Mughal Peerzada and theatre Emperor Shah-Jahan Unmarriageable activist Huma Safdar Pride and Prejudice 1:15 – 2:15 LUNCH Royal Library Curator in Pakistan Moderated by Emily Hannam with noted Harris Khalique literary historian working Syima Aslam primarily with Urdu materials in conversation 2:15 – 3:15 War Writing Book Launch Book Launches Book Discussion Performance Francesca Orsini with author Soniah Kamal (From 2 - 4 p.m) Syria: Unraveling Mosaic of Food A Line in the River: Iran: Legends of of a Cultural Haven from the Islamic World Khartoum, City Emperors and Kings A rendition of Punjabi Exploring the Political DRAFTin the Middle East of Memory folklore character Heer, 6 - 7 Book Discussion Kashmir’s Scars Book Launch Music and the Book Launch and Social Consciousness Aliya Naqvi in conversation Author Iftikhar Salahuddin penned by literary giant Mughal Twilight, in Urdu Fiction and Poetry Award-winning journalist with Anissa Helou, Author Jamal Mahjoub with an introduction Waris Shah during the Back to the Future Ayesha Jalal, The Selected Works of from Aurangzeb to Bird Summons Rania Abouzeid, celebrated cookbook in conversation by Zehra Nigah Eighteenth Century Anam Zakaria and Abdullah the Cossack Bahadur Shah Zafar Ameena Saiyid, photojournalist author of Feast with Amna Rizvan Ali Award-winning Mirza Waheed Sudanese-British Nasir Abbas Nayyar, Lalage Snow Directed by Huma Safdar essayist and novelist Author H. M. Naqvi Historian of Mughal author Leila Aboulela, Harris Khalique and broadcast journalist Pankaj Mishra with Moderated by and Christopher Merrill Indian music Muneeza Shamsie and Amar Sindhu Osama bin Javaid Beyond that Last Blue Mohsin Hamid Victoria Schofield Katherine Schofield and Sadia Zulfiqar Mountain: My Silk Road Moderated by with musician Moderated by Moderated by BBC Nasreen Rehman Rakae Jamil Moderated by Afia Aslam Asif Farrukhi Pakistan Correspondent Khaled Ahmed in Secunder Kermani conversation with Harriet Sandys 7:30 - 9 The Triumphant Guitar Film Screening In partnership with the Embassy of Some Lover to Spain in Some Beloved Performance by 100-minute documentary Raul Viela, who that will be preceded has performed at Zarautz by an introduction from Guitar Festival in San Director Umar Riaz Sebastian and Bilkent University in Ankara, among others SATURDAY, FEB. 23, #LLF2019 / ALHAMRA ARTS CENTER, MALL ROAD

HALL 1 HALL 2 HALL 3 HALL 4 HALL 5 HALL 6 (PUPPET THEATRE)

3:30 – 4:30 Decoding Iran Charactising Women Oral History Book Discussion Book Launch Performance in South Asian Media (From 2 - 4 p.m) Iran remains a My Lahore Empire of Enchantment Tell Her Everything culturally-disconnected Actor and filmmaker A rendition of Punjabi land from Pakistan: Atiqa Odho with A journey through the Jadoowallahs, Jugglers Zarrar Said in folklore character Heer, a discussion of its actor Iqra Aziz past and present of and Jinns; exploring conversation with penned by literary giant vibrant youth and its the cultural capital indigenous forms award-winning Waris Shah during the expressions in activism, Moderated by Fifi Haroon of Pakistan of magic novelist Mirza Waheed Eighteenth Century art, literature and other realms Parveen Kennedy Osama Siddique Directed by Huma Safdar in conversation with in conversation with Middle East commentator Nayyar Ali Dada author John Zubrzycki Afshin Shahi, Iranian artist and curator Vali Mahlouji, and British-Iranian author Kamin Mohammadi Moderated by Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh

4:45 – 5:45 TBD A Quiet Line of The Padshanama: PAKISTAN’S NEW Resistance: Pakistan’s A Mughal masterpiece ENGLISH FICTION Theatre Movements Showcasing the The Royal Library's Book Launches talent from Urdu’s Celebrating our indigenous magnificent Padshahnama contemporary poetry street and stage theatre manuscript contains some Hijabistan of the most famous Mughal Abbas Tabish, Ahmad Ata Social activist and paintings ever created. Author Sabyn Javeri and Adnan Baig theatre director Sheema Its curator explores in conversation with Kermani, playwright these fascinating works Maha Khan Phillips Moderated by Shahid Nadeem, Rafi of art depicting the life poet Shakeel Jazib Peer Theatre’s Saadan and court of Mughal Peerzada and theatre Emperor Shah-Jahan Unmarriageable activist Huma Safdar Pride and Prejudice Royal Library Curator in Pakistan Moderated by Emily Hannam with noted Harris Khalique literary historian working Syima Aslam primarily with Urdu materials in conversation Francesca Orsini with author Soniah Kamal

6 - 7 Book Discussion Kashmir’sDRAFT Scars Book Launch Music and the Book Launch Mughal Twilight, Back to the Future Ayesha Jalal, The Selected Works of from Aurangzeb to Bird Summons Anam Zakaria and Abdullah the Cossack Bahadur Shah Zafar Award-winning Mirza Waheed Sudanese-British essayist and novelist Author H. M. Naqvi Historian of Mughal author Leila Aboulela, Pankaj Mishra with Moderated by and Christopher Merrill Indian music Muneeza Shamsie Mohsin Hamid Victoria Schofield Katherine Schofield and Sadia Zulfiqar Moderated by with musician Nasreen Rehman Rakae Jamil Moderated by Afia Aslam

7:30 - 9 The Triumphant Guitar Film Screening In partnership with the Embassy of Some Lover to Spain in Islamabad Some Beloved Performance by 100-minute documentary Raul Viela, who that will be preceded has performed at Zarautz by an introduction from Guitar Festival in San Director Umar Riaz Sebastian and Bilkent University in Ankara, among others

*THIS PROGRAM IS TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. FOR UPDATES, PLEASE VISIT LAHORELITFEST.COM SUNDAY, FEB. 24, #LLF2019 / ALHAMRA ARTS CENTER, MALL ROAD

HALL 1 HALL 2 HALL 3 HALL 4 HALL 5 HALL 1 HALL 2 HALL 3 HALL 4 HALL 5

11 a.m. – 12:00 Our Neighbors Creating New Lonely Courage and the PAKISTAN’S NEW 3:30 – 4:30 Manto and The Country Without Book Launch Modern Pasts, Music, Literature p.m. to the West Post-Colonial Narratives Extraordinary life of ENGLISH FICTION the Recovery of A Post Office Connected Futures: and Performance Inayat Khan, Spy Princess Historical Imagination Travels in a Derwish Exploring the in North The triumphs and How have we challenged Book Launches Kashmir through Cloak; Adventures Progressive Artists setbacks of democracy the Colonial narrative? in conversation with In conversation with Ayesha Jalal, the Poetry of in Pakistan of South Asia Francesca Orsini and and diplomacy in the Asghar Nadeem Syed historian Rick Stroud You Can’t Go Home Tonight Khaled Ahmed and Agha Shahid Ali historian of Mughal Middle East Jamal Mahjoub, Rajesh Salima Hashmi Journalist Isambard Zehra Jumabhoy of Indian music Katherine Parameswaran and Maarya Rehman Introduction by Wilkinson launches his the Courtauld Institute Schofield Author of Maha Khan Phillips in conversation with Moderated by Rachel Cooper book on travels through of Art, London, artist The Arabs: A History, author Sarvat Hasin Osama Siddique Pakistan, moderated by Taimur Hassan and Moderated by Eugene Rogan, with Moderated by Christopher Merrill, Victoria Schofield. Conor Macklin of the Nasreen Rehman Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh Claire Chambers Shadab Zeesht Hashmi, Grosvenor Gallery, London Pureland Mirza Waheed and Panel: Isambard Wilkinson, Moderated by Shaista Sirajuddin Tahir Jahangir and Moderated by Khaled Ahmed Jahanzeb Aslam Harriet Sandys Samina Iqbal in conversation with author Zarrar Said 4:45 – 5:45 Reportage Eastern Encounters Book Launches Book Launch 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. TBD Women Past Book Launch Book Launch Reading in Exploring non-fiction Curating the Splendours The Mercurial Mr. Bhutto The Women’s Movement Categorisation Multilingual Societies Celebrating folk narratives of the Subcontinent and other stories in Pakistan: Activism, Paperjewels Ghazal Cosmopolitan songs and ghazals Islam and Democracy Women authors cannot Postcards from the Raj Urdu literature is not from Multan Ahmed Rashid, Summer 2018 saw the first Benazir Shah in be defined by their A collection of lyrical bound by the artificial and Southern Suzy Hansen, and exhibition at the Queen’s conversation with Ayesha Khan, gender alone A 518 Vintage Postcard Tour essays, critical essays, constraints of language Punjab with the Rania Abouzeid Gallery, Buckingham Maheen Usmani Fareeda Shaheed and of India, Pakistan and Sri original ghazals and qasidas Sitara-i-Imtiaz-decorated Palace, dedicated to South Kamran Asdar Ali Leila Aboulela, Lanka, Paper Jewels is including Ghazal’s influence Sabyn Javeri in Suraiya Multanikar Moderated by Asian art in the Royal Roopa Farooki, the story of postcards on the Spanish poet conversation with Isambard Wilkinson Collection. Curator Emily No Fortunes to Tell Moderated by Fauzia Viqar Alexandra Pringle and during the Raj and the first Federico Garcia Lorca) Francesca Orsini, noted Suraiya Multanikar Hannam discusses Maha Khan Phillips book on the subject literary historian working and Rahat Multanikar the exhibition and Harris Khalique and Shadab Zeesht Hashmi primarily with Urdu materials the challenges and Dr. Moderated by British F. S. Aijazuddin Moderated by opportunities it presented. Council, Country Director in conversation with the Moderator: Amra Raza, Nasrullah Nasir Moderated by Rosemary Hilhorst author Omar Khan chair of the English Emily Hannam with Bilal Zahoor Department, Punjab F. S. Aijazuddin University

6-7 Global Strongmen Air Quality, Climate Cities of Literature Swat: The Italian 1:15 – 2:15 LUNCH Change and the Connection Globally, strongmen are Energy Challenge UNESCO’s Cities of assuming positions of Literature program and Ayesha Nadir Ali and Amb. Stefano Pontecorvo 2:15 – 3:15 Us versus Them Asma Lives! Doxiades’s Ekistics Book Launches War Gardens power; a discussion of A presentation by how its Heidelberg, in conversation with in Pakistan: from experiences of this Michael Greenstone, Shafqat Hussain operations can Whose right it is A celebration of the 1960s to today Musings of a Nomad Author, journalist, and phenomenon from an economist and the be replicated in Lahore Prof. Ashraf Khan of the anyway to migrate? a Pakistani icon whose filmmaker Lalage Snow USA, Sudan and Milton Friedman Professor Quaid-i-Azam University legacy has helped Greek Architect Fifi Haroon in takes us on a journey the Middle East in Economics at the In partnership with DRAFT University of Chicago. Goethe-Institut Becca Heller, shape human rights and Constantinos Doxiades conversation with through gardens in Mohsin Hamid and activism in Pakistan designed the masterplan Aisha Farooqui Afghanistan, Syria, Gaza, Becca Heller, Rick Leila Aboulela for the Korangi Township, the West Bank which are Stroud Jamal Mahjoub Dr. Andrea Edel and Islamabad tended to by civilians caught and Zahid Hussain Moderated by Nida Ali, I. A. Rehman, (Federal Capital); we look Beyond the Fields up in war landscapes Delivering Knowledge Suzy Hansen Seema Iftikhar and at Doxiades’s legacy and Moderated by Gul Rukh Rahman town planning today Huma Ijaz in conversation Moderated by Aysha Raja Owen Bennett-Jones How investing with first-time author in technology can Moderated by Harvard University Ayesha Baqir drive economic and Farida Shaheed Prof. Spiro Pollalis societal development with Shahid Zahid University of Bradford Vice-Chancellor Brian Cantor

Introduction by Fahd Ali Asif SUNDAY, FEB. 24, #LLF2019 / ALHAMRA ARTS CENTER, MALL ROAD

HALL 1 HALL 2 HALL 3 HALL 4 HALL 5

3:30 – 4:30 Manto and The Country Without Book Launch Modern Pasts, Music, Literature the Recovery of A Post Office Connected Futures: and Performance Historical Imagination Travels in a Derwish Exploring the in North India Kashmir through Cloak; Adventures Progressive Artists Ayesha Jalal, the Poetry of in Pakistan of South Asia Francesca Orsini and Khaled Ahmed and Agha Shahid Ali historian of Mughal Salima Hashmi Journalist Isambard Zehra Jumabhoy of Indian music Katherine Introduction by Wilkinson launches his the Courtauld Institute Schofield Moderated by Rachel Cooper book on travels through of Art, London, artist Osama Siddique Pakistan, moderated by Taimur Hassan and Moderated by Christopher Merrill, Victoria Schofield. Conor Macklin of the Nasreen Rehman Shadab Zeesht Hashmi, Grosvenor Gallery, London Mirza Waheed and Panel: Isambard Wilkinson, Shaista Sirajuddin Tahir Jahangir and Moderated by Harriet Sandys Samina Iqbal

4:45 – 5:45 Reportage Eastern Encounters Book Launches Book Launch Exploring non-fiction Curating the Splendours The Mercurial Mr. Bhutto The Women’s Movement Celebrating folk narratives of the Subcontinent and other stories in Pakistan: Activism, songs and ghazals Islam and Democracy from Multan Ahmed Rashid, Summer 2018 saw the first Benazir Shah in and Southern Suzy Hansen, and exhibition at the Queen’s conversation with Ayesha Khan, Punjab with the Rania Abouzeid Gallery, Buckingham Maheen Usmani Fareeda Shaheed and Sitara-i-Imtiaz-decorated Palace, dedicated to South Kamran Asdar Ali Suraiya Multanikar Moderated by Asian art in the Royal Isambard Wilkinson Collection. Curator Emily No Fortunes to Tell Moderated by Fauzia Viqar Suraiya Multanikar Hannam discusses and Rahat Multanikar the exhibition and Harris Khalique and the challenges and Dr. Tariq Rahman Moderated by opportunities it presented. Nasrullah Nasir Moderated by Emily Hannam with Bilal Zahoor F. S. Aijazuddin

6-7 Global Strongmen Air Quality, Climate Cities of Literature Swat: The Italian Change and the Connection Globally, strongmen are Energy Challenge UNESCO’s Cities of assuming positions of Literature program and Ayesha Nadir Ali and Amb. Stefano Pontecorvo power; a discussion of A presentation by how its Heidelberg, in conversation with experiences of this Michael Greenstone, Shafqat Hussain Germany operations can phenomenon from an economist and the be replicated in Lahore Prof. Ashraf Khan of the USA, Sudan and Milton Friedman Professor Quaid-i-Azam University the Middle East in Economics at the In partnership with University of Chicago. Goethe-Institut Becca Heller, RickDRAFT Stroud Jamal Mahjoub Dr. Andrea Edel and Zahid Hussain Delivering Knowledge Moderated by Owen Bennett-Jones How investing in technology can drive economic and societal development University of Bradford Vice-Chancellor Brian Cantor

Introduction by Fahd Ali Asif

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7:30 - 8:30 Sheema Kermani

Choreographed to the first Qawwali by Ameer Khusraw

Choreography set to the poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz

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