LLF2013
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Ayesha Jalal: ‘Manto is best read in his own language’
Dr Jalal said Manto embellished a historian’s craft into fictional narrative.
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‘Violence must be kept out of children’s books’
Nina Marie Fite, Musharraf Farooqi and Baela Jamil discuss education through story-telling.
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On the declining popularity of English poetry
Most schools focus on teaching English language, but do not teach it through literature, Samina Rahman.
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‘A ‘barren period’ is a natural progression after decades of greatness’
Panellists discuss whether the future holds hope for Urdu, especially literature.
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Bapsi Sidhwa: ‘I was a lucky girl’
Bapsi Sidhwa talks about what drew her to writing and what followed.
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From past to present
‘Women [writers] have a different take on several issues’.
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Tehmina Durrani: ‘My family disowned me for 13 years’
Tehmina Durrani talks to a jam-packed hall, her first public appearance in over 12 years.
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Do we ever learn from history?
Ahmed Rashid and William Dalrymple speak about Afghanistan, Taliban and whether David Cameron should apologise.
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Unanswered questions about ‘missing stories’
Mohammed Hanif talks about missing Baloch and the Pakistan Army.
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Lahore Literary Festival: ‘Give peace a chance’
Poets old and new read their verse at mushaira.
