After Karachi and Lahore, Islamabad hosts its first literary festival.
This film explores Islamabad’s first Literature Festival, organised in April 2013 by Oxford University Press. The event proved a huge success with big names and packed sessions with almost 6,000 visitors on the first day.The two-day festival had more than 35 sessions with 70 writers and events on literature, social and political issues, book launches and theatre performances.
European Union (EU) Ambassador Lars-Gunnar Wigemark addressing the inaugural session said, "As we celebrate democracy moving forward, there are forces who want to silence the forces of democracy. As Pakistani society has diversity, it is not possible to impose one school of thought, which is being tried by some forces" Managing Director Oxford University Press, Ameena Saiyid, said “teacher training, improving curriculum and providing children better quality books to encourage the reading habit can work.”
Some of the issues which were addressed during the festival included Pakistani history, foreign policy and child labour.
Film courtesy of Tribune Express Pakistan
Reporter: Aimen Syed
Producer: Sarah Munir
Related media
-
Active democracy in times of emergency
As the world faces the critical issues of Covid-19, climate emergency and political disquiet, what are the novel democratic approaches we can deploy to tackle these acute and existential challenges?
-
Can Business Save the World?
How can the ones who have been winning at this broken game become the ones to change the rules for good?
-
Be the first to write a comment
Comments
Please login to post a comment or reply
Don't have an account? Click here to register.