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The 10th edition of the Lahore Literary Festival featured panels covering global politics, South Asian history, activism and more
The 10th annual Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) returned to the Punjab capital’s iconic Alhamra Art Center with an in-person event that had been staged virtually last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Featuring over 100 delegates from Pakistan and abroad in 50 session spread over three days, this year’s event included the unveiling of a permanent art installation by iconic artist Rasheed Araeen, as well as panels featuring dignitaries such as Senator Sherry Rehman; former diplomat Maleeha Lodhi; author Roopa Farooki; historian Ayesha Jalal; columnist Nadeem Farooq Paracha; author Ahdaf Soueif; and actor and author Mira Sethi.
As in years past, audiences and participants alike took to social media to share their thoughts about the event and further the interactions that commenced at Alhamra.
After two years, we are delighted to welcome our out-of-town and foreign delegates to Lahore for the 10th edition #LLF2022 @UNESCO
— LLF (@lhrlitfest) March 18, 2022
The iconic Lahore Literary Festival begins today at the Alhamra Arts Center! Excited to attend in person following all Covid-19 SoPs. #lahorelitfest2022 @lhrlitfest https://t.co/OHDeEpngId
— Amna R. Ali (@Amna_R_Ali) March 18, 2022
Spotted @tapujaveri at @lhrlitfest #LLF2022 #LLF2022xDestinations pic.twitter.com/5mODiitapt
— DestinationsPK (@DestinationsPk) March 18, 2022
Looking forward to the launch of this year's Lahore Literary Festival! #LLF @pkBritish pic.twitter.com/3Kp1wjfT8s
— Alex Ballinger (@UK_AlexB) March 18, 2022
At @lhrlitfest in Lahore, Pakistan, festival founder @razi_ahmed_ says literature and the written word are critical for bringing people together as countries turn inward in a time of rising nationalism. Proud to be part of it! #LLF2022
— Beth Gardiner (@Gardiner_Beth) March 18, 2022
The opening remarks by @razi_ahmed_ at @lhrlitfest the founder of Lahore Literary festival (along with the directors of LLF @eela5 @NusratJamil. 10th edition. Glad to be here. pic.twitter.com/Tsis1SoH11
— Mariam Saeed Khan (@mariamsaeedkhan) March 18, 2022
‘We (government) used to be adversaries of #LLF2022 in the past,” says @CaptainUsman, adding that things have changed and the city now appreciates and celebrates the festival’s place in its literary calendar pic.twitter.com/aUHhEX9ldH
— Zeb Aslam (@ZebAslam) March 18, 2022
UK High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner regrets the disconnect between how Pakistan is often perceived globally and the country’s reality on the ground. Says he is committed to working toward welfare of the people, with emphasis on inclusion and diversity. #LLF2022 pic.twitter.com/s2YdLMiGpP
— Zeb Aslam (@ZebAslam) March 18, 2022
Country Director British Council Pakistan, Amir Ramzan speaking at the opening ceremony of Lahore Literary Festival 2022.#PKUKcelebrating75#LLF2022 pic.twitter.com/fykgXmoxED
— British Council Pakistan (@pkBritish) March 18, 2022
Honoured to speak about #TheOttomans before an enthusiastic audience in Pakistan at the 10th Lahore Literary Festival @lhrlitfest @LSEPress @lsehistory @BasicBooks pic.twitter.com/6NUeoqLONE
— Marc David Baer (@MarcDavidBaer1) March 18, 2022
10th edition of #LLF2022 begins in #Lahore.
H.E @CTurnerFCDO, H.E @ManuelD95853838, @CaptainUsman, @pkBritish & @lhrlitfest team in presence of audience inaugurated the festival. Three days of questions, learning, interaction with famous literary figures begins@UNESCO pic.twitter.com/vsYdxwUEoq— Commissioner Lahore Division (@commissionerlhr) March 18, 2022
“The Ottomans didn’t seek to make Muslims, but patriarchy and subordination” – Marc Baer @MarcDavidBaer1 at #LLF2022 @lhrlitfest pic.twitter.com/MVjOrt47s1
— Eman Omar (@itsemanomar) March 18, 2022
#LLF2022 @razi_ahmed_ Appreciating the snippets of videos and tweets from the in-person Lahore Literary festival after two year hiatus! The programme looks fantastic and I hope this is a recommencement of the wonderful literary reunion in Pakistan and beyond!
— Furzeen (@Furzeen_A) March 18, 2022
Nayyar Ali Dada receives Lifetime Achievement Award at #LLF2022 pic.twitter.com/rlXyORD6fV
— Zeb Aslam (@ZebAslam) March 18, 2022
Lahore literary Festival 2022ء is wonderful event. pic.twitter.com/kdlsjDZaaf
— M Adnan Sheikh (@MAdnanSheikh5) March 19, 2022
Great conversation about #TheOttomans with the legendary F.S. Aijazuddin at Lahore Literary Festival in Pakistan @lhrlitfest @BasicBooks @LSEPress @lsehistory pic.twitter.com/rEF63xUoKX
— Marc David Baer (@MarcDavidBaer1) March 19, 2022
🎊 🇪🇸 Spanish musical performance by musician Vanessa Muela at the #LLF2022 @LACOfficialPK She uses traditional instruments to create sound which date back to the Middle Ages and are historically considered the root of Spanish Literature @lhrlitfest @SpaininPakistan 🎶 pic.twitter.com/r308WVtfRw
— Eman Omar (@itsemanomar) March 18, 2022
Lahore Literary Festival—what an experience it was. Literariness all-around. #LLF2022 #Literature #Lahore pic.twitter.com/LmJPhO9vSQ
— A. R. Hashmi (@arhhashmi) March 19, 2022
Had a discussion meeting on my book Diplomatic Footprints yesterday at Lahore Literary Festival. Great honor for me. pic.twitter.com/6dFu0xdwiK
— Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry (@aizaz1101) March 20, 2022
The state global politics.. insightful discussion on way @LodhiMaleeha @MarcDavidBaer1 @SaimaMohsin #LLF2022 pic.twitter.com/Scqx7Pzvvd
— aneela shah (@eela5) March 19, 2022
Asghar Nadeem Sayed launching his new book
دشتِ امکاں#LLF2022 pic.twitter.com/995cfFJfpw— MINHAS (@Real_Minhas) March 19, 2022
Session of Aitzaz Ahsan and Justice Nasira Iqbal at Lahore Literary Festival. #LLF2022 pic.twitter.com/OHuByVkhjs
— Sheeraz Ahmed (@Sheeraz09099261) March 20, 2022
@Mehmal and @aliaftabsaeed with Salman Shahid #LLF2022 on satire #fullhouse
@therealfasih @razi_ahmed_ @eela5 @itsemanomar @NusratJamil pic.twitter.com/BJNVLFJ40s
— LLF (@lhrlitfest) March 19, 2022
Osman Yousefzada dissecting his experience of growing up and embracing multiple cultural identities referring to himself as a“child from two different worlds” @osmanyousefzada @AlexandraPring HALL 5 @LACOfficialPK #LLF2022 pic.twitter.com/XfStjPnU5x
— Eman Omar (@itsemanomar) March 19, 2022
A tour de force of a discussion between three veterans across disciplines talking about Pakistan’s current pop culture scene and diasporas relationship with the homeland #PAKISTANHEREANDNOW🇵🇰 #LLF2022 @lhrlitfest Happening now HALL 2 pic.twitter.com/MnRD5MsOcY
— Eman Omar (@itsemanomar) March 19, 2022
Exhibition of Photo Prints by @SaadiaShariff
Hall#4, Alhamra Arts Council #LLF2022 pic.twitter.com/r4IzstABpH— Ali Aftab Saeed (@aliaftabsaeed) March 19, 2022
'Mainstreaming Museums' on the importance of museums and why preserving /archiving history here within society- Asma Ibrahim,
Ghazala Rahman-furniture designer. Safiullah baig
Jean-Baptiste Clais discussing about Paris Lourve Museam in the world 2nd image #LLF2022 @lhrlitfest pic.twitter.com/46asX7XWSA— Mariam Saeed Khan (@mariamsaeedkhan) March 19, 2022
“People in Pakistan want to be free from freedom”#LLF2022 pic.twitter.com/tjjX6LjmnY
— Saadi Klasson (@saadi_klasson) March 19, 2022
Travel Writing in Pakistan – Pakistan 's stories on traveling from hidden views and perspectives, as we need to explore our 🇵🇰. @odysseuslahori finally hearing him live. Big moment. Along with Tahir Jahangir + Zulfiiqar Ali Kalhoro. @wajihahyder (TNS) @lhrlitfest #LLF2022 pic.twitter.com/JUpTLPjoGY
— Mariam Saeed Khan (@mariamsaeedkhan) March 19, 2022
quite a turnout!
Pakistan at 75: Phantom of Freedom@NadeemfParacha #AyeshaJalal#LLF2022 @lhrlitfest @razi_ahmed_ pic.twitter.com/rgUR6uRrgn— شانزے (@humaurtein) March 19, 2022
“Future of Jinnah’s Pakistan still lies with the people of Pakistan, they have right to vote and right to choose.”#LLF2022 #AyeshaJalal @NadeemfParacha pic.twitter.com/gvq4YLz4XY
— Saadi Klasson (@saadi_klasson) March 19, 2022
45 seconds at #LLF2022 on @Alaa and the penalties for using @Twitter . #FreeAlaa#FreeThemAll https://t.co/Od1zssAAmn
— Ahdaf Soueif (@asoueif) March 19, 2022
With the wonderful Vietnamese novelist @nguyen_p_quemai – the author of the lyrical, historical novel The Mountains Sing which I strongly recommend. Very kindly she wanted to acquire a copy of #SnuffingOuttheMoon. At #LLF2022. Novelists across borders. @lhrlitfest pic.twitter.com/5rl6oqQKe7
— Osama Siddique (@DrOsamaSiddique) March 19, 2022
@ClarkWriting book #thekeyman launch at #LLF2022. Turns out to be a better book than #theranos #elizabethholmes. Spot on session! Congratulations 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/1fXxDAEATL
— Sohail Parvaiz ☀️ (@SohailParvaiz) March 19, 2022
If you're in town for the @lhrlitfest, join me tomorrow from 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. for the launch of my book, Making a Muslim: Reading Publics and Contesting Identities in Nineteenth-Century North India. Hope to see you at the Alhamra Art Center | #LLF2022 | https://t.co/wxKG8IUPmh
— Dr. S. Akbar Zaidi (@EDIBAKarachi) March 19, 2022
Pippi ki Khani at Lahore Literary Festival #LLF!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by our stall over the weekend! We enjoyed interacting and sharing Pippi’s adventures, games and resources with you all! pic.twitter.com/RekXScGa6i— Sweden in Pakistan (@SwedeninPK) March 21, 2022
Impressed by Lahore literary Festival each year. LLF is the food my soul require #LLF2022 #LLFrames
— Aleena Ali Azeem (@AzeemAleena) March 21, 2022
Metro aur Orange Line k baad ab accha literature festival bhi Lahore ko mil gyaa @lhrlitfest #LLF2022
— M. (@amoizmalik) March 20, 2022
#LLF2022 @MiraSethi2 you were excellent . Such a talented writter actress and speaker. @adnanmalik was a very good moderator. Enjoyed your session immensely
— Aamna Taseer (@AamnaTaseer) March 20, 2022
#Pandemic: Doctors’ stories from the Frontlines
Special Assistant to the PM on health, @fslsltn @RoopaFarooki & author of ‘The Rivals’ @_saadshafqat
Moderated by @SaimaMohsin #Lahore #LLF2022 @lhrlitfest pic.twitter.com/gMMY5j4fFI
— Zara Hafeez (@zara_hafeez) March 20, 2022
Today at #LahoreLitFest I moderated a panel on #Pandemic – Doctors’ stories from the Frontlines with Special Assistant to PM on Health @fslsltn & authors Dr @RoopaFarooki Dr @_saadshafqat
Insightful, poignant, powerful
Ended with a standing ovation for #keyworkers at #LLF2022 pic.twitter.com/S8lhn1hByA— Saima Mohsin (@SaimaMohsin) March 20, 2022
‘Why do we identify as Muslim first and Pakistani later?’ @NadeemfParacha is joined by moderator @NayabGJan for the book launch of The Reluctant Republic: Ethos and Mythos of Pakistan. #LLF2022 @razi_ahmed_ pic.twitter.com/X0wBdHY5cq
— شانزے (@humaurtein) March 20, 2022
We have with us the dynamic @sherryrehman live on zoom with Sahar Bandial here at #LLF2022 in HALL 5 @lhrlitfest. She talks about ‘womansplaining’ her latest anthology of essays that spell out the struggle of women from every discipline &walks of life pic.twitter.com/3dNeWtS4vG
— Eman Omar (@itsemanomar) March 20, 2022
Rule by Fear – @ammaralijan, @sshahkk, @amarsindhu & @Mujahidbarelvi at @lhrlitfest. #LLF2022 pic.twitter.com/7BRuYgWfFY
— Ali Hafeez (@_alihafeez) March 20, 2022
At #LLF2022 moderated a stellar panel. Amb. @LodhiMaleeha Lodhi, Amb. Najmuddin Shaikh and @hidhussain shared their insights on past, present and future of Afghanistan; Pak-U.S relations post-U.S. Afg and the challenges for Pakistan’s bilateral with both countries pic.twitter.com/OlAFiCMFKJ
— Rabia Akhtar (@Rabs_AA) March 20, 2022
Mein nahi maanta performed by @Taimur_Laal during a session on @Habib_Jalib at @lhrlitfest along with @AitzazAhsanP and @Mujahidbarelvi
Read and listen to Jalib. He is more and more relevant with every passing day. #LLF2022 @DestinationsPk pic.twitter.com/BA8zfzD6sI— A. R. Hashmi (@arhhashmi) March 20, 2022
Courageous. Inspiring. Thought-provoking. Intellectually-stimulating. Passionately-organised. These are some of my thoughts about the 2022 Lahore Literary Festival @lhrlitfest. Highly recommended to writers and readers everywhere. Congrats to @razi_ahmed_ @itsemanomar & the team pic.twitter.com/QPgsAUaZlU
— Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (@nguyen_p_quemai) March 22, 2022
It was fantastic to see the Lahore Literary Festival back in person this weekend. Sad it's over… but looking forward to diving into these fascinating books I picked up!@MarcDavidBaer1 @ClarkWriting #LLF2022 pic.twitter.com/YH2FJg9CiU
— Alex Ballinger (@UK_AlexB) March 20, 2022