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#LLFNYC2016 (Revised)

The document provides an agenda for the Lahore Literary Festival in New York City on May 7-8, 2016. The festival was co-presented with Asia Society and held at their location in New York. The Saturday event included a reception and a performance on Pakistan on Stage. Sunday events included registration and welcome addresses followed by panel discussions on topics such as Literary Pakistan, Urdu Literature, The Promise of Pakistan, Contemporary Art from Pakistan, Educating Pakistan, and U.S.-Pakistan Relations. Additional events included discussions on Lahore, Kites, and Popular Culture and a performance of Qawwali Devotional Music from Pakistan. Ticket prices ranged from $20-$25 depending on membership status.

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#LLFNYC2016 (Revised)

The document provides an agenda for the Lahore Literary Festival in New York City on May 7-8, 2016. The festival was co-presented with Asia Society and held at their location in New York. The Saturday event included a reception and a performance on Pakistan on Stage. Sunday events included registration and welcome addresses followed by panel discussions on topics such as Literary Pakistan, Urdu Literature, The Promise of Pakistan, Contemporary Art from Pakistan, Educating Pakistan, and U.S.-Pakistan Relations. Additional events included discussions on Lahore, Kites, and Popular Culture and a performance of Qawwali Devotional Music from Pakistan. Ticket prices ranged from $20-$25 depending on membership status.

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Lahore Literary Festival in New York City


Co-presented with Asia Society, May 7 and 8, 2016
725 Park Avenue, New York, NY
Saturday, May 7

5 p.m.

Reception

6 p.m.

Performance: Pakistan on Stage


Sunday, May 8

10 a.m.

Registration and welcome addresses by Asia Society, LLF Founder and CEO Razi Ahmed, and Maleeha Lodhi

10:30 11:15 a.m.

Literary Pakistan
Bapsi Sidhwa, Bilal Tanweer, Rafia Zakaria, and Tasneem Zehra Husain with Hugh Eakin

11:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m.

Urdu Literature Binding South Asia


Arfa Sayeda Zehra, Francis Pritchett, and Tahira Naqvi with Dr. Azra Raza

12:30 1:30 p.m.

The Promise of Pakistan


Abdullah Hussain Haroon, Manan Ahmed, and Stephen P. Cohen with Raza Rumi

2:30 3:15 p.m.

Contemporary Art from Pakistan


Salima Hashmi, Sadia Shirazi, and Salman Toor with Amin Jaffer

3:30 4:15 p.m.

Educating Pakistan
Syed Babar Ali with Amna Nawaz

4:30 5:15 p.m.

U.S.-Pakistan Relations in an Uncertain World


Ahmed Rashid and Kati Marton with Roger Cohen

5:15 6 p.m.

Lahore, Kites, and Popular Culture


Ammar Belal, Sarmad Khoosat, and Zeb Bangash with Maryam Wasif Khan

8 p.m.

Qawwali Devotional Music from the Sufi Traditions of Pakistan


With Saami Brothers Qawwal (This event is ticketed separately)

Tickets:
$20 for members
$22 for students/seniors
$25 for nonmembers

#LLFNYC2016 / @lhrlitfest

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