How we are Losing our Cultural Identity
Yesterday, I went through an appeal for donations in Dawn by Hassan Zaidi, the founder of KaraFilm. Mr. Zaidi has been instrumental in bringing international spotlight and global taste to Karachi in...
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My last blog post is still being debated (read bombed), and so I have delayed the advent of Terrorism Part 2. Which would probably be something that everyone will agree with anyway (I hope), but still,...
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Revisiting Lahore at DAWN Lifestyles
Of all the exciting attractions at this year’s Dawn ‘All About Lifestyles’ Exhibition, the most enriching is a gallery display of about 100 different epic photographs from Lahore’s past. Lahore...
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Booklovers’ Paradise: 23rd Lahore International Book Fair
Once in a while you come across an event like the annual Lahore International Book Fair which acts like a healer to many of our daily life’s routine troubles and much of its monotony. An event which...
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Lorraine Adams – a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist (Washington Post) turned novelist (author of two including Harbor by Knopf) is coming to Lahore. Presently she is working on a novel based in...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Life’s Too Short short-story Prize
Entries are invited to the first ever Life’s Too Short short-story prize. For more information, go to http://www.lifestooshort.pk/ Entries will be judged by a panel consisting of Muhammad Hanif, Kamila...
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Faiz museum opens its doors to the public
Faiz museum, a project of Faiz Foundation Trust, was formally inaugurated on Sunday, March 1st, in Model Town. The museum aims to promote the legendary poet’s work along with promoting his progressive...
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TEDxLahore – new ideas swarm L-town!
Amid all the chaos and disillusionment that our country is going through right now, all we can and should do is talk about hope. After all, this is our country and we have to bring things in order on...
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TEDxLahore – collective optimism, over and all!
31st of August, 2010 saw TEDxLahore return to the city with a whole new spirit. From the jam-packed Ali Auditorium to a comprehensive list of speakers, the experience was quite enriching and motivating...
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Gear up & Grab your Camera – FiLUMS 2011 is here
Film, whether amateur, commercial or art, is one of the most powerful media in terms of depicting a society’s values and current thinking. From Hollywood to Bollywood to Iranian cinema, this medium...
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