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Venue: Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi

Dates: 7th-8th August 2019Timing: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

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Inaugural Program

Time Host; Yasir Qazi – Children’s Author and Radio Host FM 105Live Sketching by Akbar Zia – Illustrator and Ar�st

11:00 - 11:15 am Na�onal Anthem: Rendi�on by Deaf Reach Students and Gangwar Studios

Hamd: Church Mission School Government Boys Higher Secondary School

CLF Tarana “Hamain Kitab Chahiye” Direc�on: Gangwar StudiosLyrics: Zehra Nigah Composi�on: Rakae Jamil

11:15 - 11:25 am Welcome address: CLF Founder andCEO Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi;Baela Raza Jamil, and CLF Co-Founder;

Ameena Saiyid

11:25 - 11:40 am The incredible Rahat and In�khab Burdi – Shah Abdul La�f BhitaiRaagi

Faqeers

of

Bhit

Shah

- Sufi Literature of Harmony

11:40

-

11:50

am

Performance:

“Dance

is

a

Language” Sheema Kermani

11:50

-

11:52am

About

the

CLF

Karachi

2019

Poster: Rumana Husain

Address:

Sponsors

and

Co-Hosts

of

CLF

Karachi

11:52

-

11:54

am

Ahmed

Shah,

President

Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi

11:54

-

11:56

am

Michael

Houlgate,

Director

Sindh and Balochistan Bri�sh Council

11:56

-

11:58

am

M

Abdullah

Khan,

Corporate Head Telenor

11:58

am

-

12:00

pm

Arshad

Saeed

Hussain,

Managing Director Oxford University Press

12:00

-

12:02

pm

Vibeke

Jensen,

UNESCO

Country Director

12:02

-

12:04

pm

I�ikhar

Shallwani,

Commissioner Karachi

12:04

12:10

pm

Our

5-year-old

Prodigy,

Tawassul Shah in Conversa�on with Syed NusratAli

12:10

-

12:20

pm

CLF

Outstanding

Service

Awards to Resource Persons and Ins�tu�ons(2011-2019)

by

the

Chief

Guest Syed Sardar Ali Shah, Tanzila-Ume-HabibaSheedi

Chairperson

Standing Commi�ee on Educa�on, and Qazi ShahidPervez

Secretary

SELD

Govt. of Sindh

12:20 - 12:25 pm Address: Syed Sardar Ali Shah, Minister Educa�on and Literacy, Culture,Tourism & An�qui�es

12:25 - 12:30 pm Formal Inaugura�on of CLF Karachi 2019

#CLFKARACHI

PROGRAM:

Day

1,

August

7,

2019

All

Loca�ons

of

the

Arts

Council

Pakistan

Karachi

renamed

for

CLF

to

commemorate

Authors,

Litera�,

Ar�sts,

Ci�zens,

Nobel

Prize

Winners

&

Grand

Geographies

of

Pakistan

Venue

Time

09:00

–

10:00

am

10:00

–

11:00

am

11:00

am

–

12:30

pm

12:30

–

01:30

pm

1:30

-2:30

pm

2:30

-

3:30

pm

3:35

-

4:40

pm

Shah

Abdul

La�f

Bhitai

Auditorium

Theatre

Workshop

by

A�f

Badar:

Storytelling

with

Expressions

“Tota

Khan

aur

Bakri

Ara

ka

Safarnama”

by

Rumana

Husain

-

a

CLF

publica�on

String

Puppetry

Thespianz

Theater

Sur

Kya

Hai?

Asif

Sinan

Raaja

kay

Do

Seeng

Zambeel

Drama�c

Readings

Guddu

ki

Sochain

(Play)

Tehrik-e-Niswan

Recita�on

of

Shah

Abdul

La�f

Bhi�ai’s

verses

by

Rahat

and

In�khab

Burdi

Sohail

Rana

Open Air

Theatre Ghayoor,Moiz

and

Mustafa

-Young Qawwals

Raagi

Faqeers Musical

Concert

Our

Splendid

Herit-age

Raagi faqeers Bhit Shah

&

Moiz - Young Qawwals

Sohail

Rana

Open

Air

Theatre

“Bol

kay

Lub

Azad

Hain

Teray”

An

Open

Mic

Session

for

Students,

Overseen

by

an

expert

panel:

Prof

Saabhyan

Sangi,

Seema

Zahid

and

Syed

Nusrat

Ali

Sing

Along

with

Khaled

Anam

Inaugural Ceremony

(Program Details

A�ached)

Cinema

Ghar

Short

films

&

Discussion

by

Sharmeen

Obaid

Chinoy

(SOC)

Films

“Danatum

Passu”

Songs

from

Hunza

A

Film

&

Talk

by

Shehrbano

Saiyid

Daastan

Goi

A�f

Badar

Storytelling

Shabnum

Gul

Hakim

Said

ki

Baithak

Let’s

Explore:

The

Children's

History

of

Sindh

by Hamida

Khuhro

Rumana

Husain

in

conversa�on

with Tom

Moore

Storytelling

session Amra

Alam

Introduc�on

by:

Raheela

Baqai

Books

are

fun Zubeida

Mustafa,

Farida

Akbar and

Jus�ce

(R)

Haziqul

Khairi OUP

-

Books

for

Children

Storytelling

and Theatre

workshop

HaHa

Studios

AzCorp

Importance

of

Reading

Story

Books:

A talk

by

Syed

Nusrat

Ali

and

Amra

Alam

Suno

Kahaani

Meri

Zubani

Maisam

Abbas

BADAL

DO!

Sessions: An

exci�ng

and

enriching

program

for

students

and

teachers

Cri�cal

Thinking

Acceptance

and

Respect

for

Diversity

Cultural

Engagement

Anita Ghulam Ali Auditorium (Ahmed Shah Auditorium)

Book Launch: “Helpful Friends and the Turtle who would not Listen” by Humeyra Kazmi Moderator: Anum Shaharyar Book Launch “Aasteen ka Saanp” by Shaista Ayesha

Moderator: Neelum Hassan

Dostana (Play)

NAPA

Nurturing 21st Century Cri�cal Thinkers The Ci�zens Founda�on (TCF)

Panel Discussion: Curriculum beyond Textbooks - the Role of Children's Learning Fes�vals Panelists: Ameena Saiyid, Dr Fouzia Khan, Abdul Kabeer Kazi, Vibeke Jensen, Nargis Sultana, Ambreena Ahmed, Sana Kazmi and Grade 8 students

Moderator: Rumana Husain

Panel Discussion: Portrayal of Girls and Women in Children’s Literature Panelists: Haseena Moin, Ameena Saiyid; Shabnum Gul, Mahtab Akbar Rashidi, Khursheed Hyder and a student Moderator: Asif Farukkhi

Live Sketching By Akbar Zia

“Know your City! Karachi’s Heritage Buildings” architect Mukhtar Husain Moderator: Rumana Husain

Fahmida Riaz ki Baithak 9:00 - 10:00 am : Fahmida Riaz - an amazing contribu�on to children’s literature by Raheela Baqai and Baela Raza Jamil

The Art of Bookmaking Batool Nasir and Zubaida Ahmer of Oxford University Press (Full day ac�vity)

Dr. Hamida Khuhro ki

Baithak

Emo�onal and Mental Health

Arsalan

Larik

Wri�ng

Workshop

Wri�ng

Folder

-

Fa�ma

Siraj

Young Authors Forum:

An

Introduc�on

by

Anum

Shaharyar

and

Kiran

Shahnawaz

Interac�ve Fun Games for

Children

(Ages: 3

to

6)

My

Learning Train

by

Ayman

Kamran and

Rida

Mazhar

“Dost Humarey” A Donkey Welfare

Project

Mariam

Farid

Storytelling

Khalid

Azad

Storytelling

in

Sindhi

Shabnum

Gul

and

Yasir

Qazi

Sadequain

Gali

Learning

Space

1:

The

Bri�sh

Council

Library

-

Tiny

Tales,

Qissah

Kahani,

Arts &

Cra�s,

Makerspace,

Peter

Pan

Theme

Games

and

Photo

Booth.

“Drawing

Words:”

An

exhibi�on

of

Children’s

Book

Illustra�ons

by

UK

Ar�sts

Learning

Space

2:

Numeracy

-

Our

Heritage,

The

State

Bank

Museum

of

Pakistan

Learning

Space

3:

Arts

&

Cra�s

Workshops

by

Salma

Habib,

Ruqqaya

Rizwan

& Akbar

Zia

Learning

Space

4:

Learning

Interac�vely

-

Sessions

by

the

Sindh

Educa�on

Founda�on

Bab-e-Hingol

Sand

and

3D

Art

-

A

Performa�ve

interac�ve

Display

by

Zubair

Mukhtar

and

Liqa,

Ar�sts

and

Teachers

from

Pasni,

Balochistan

Abdus

Salam

Labs

(STEM,

Digital

and

Inclusive)

Safe

Internet

School

Outreach

Program

(SISOP)

Telenor

and

ITA

Digital

Story

Wri�ng

Azra

Naseem

AKUIED

Digital

Ac�vi�es

Teach

the

World

Founda�on

(TTWF)

Digital

Ac�vi�es

SABAQ

Science

Show

-Pakistan

Science

Club

Robo�cs

-RoboTech

Inclusive

Sessions

for

Inclusive

Society

(Senses

Explora�on,

Color

Fun,

Mirroring,

Speedometer)

Kazim

Trust

Jamshed

Nusserwanjee

Mehta

Courtyard

(Stall

Area)

Clay

Modelling

by

Ghulam

Hyder

and

Team

from

Nasarpur

Ins�tute

of

Tradi�onal

Arts

(NITA)

-

Digital

-3D

-Ac�vi�es

by

Wonder

Tree

-

Pop-up

Learning

The

Makli

Heritage

Site

–

Preserva�on,

Knowledge

and

Hands-on

Ac�vi�es

and

Documentary

-CLF-ITA

-

&

Symphonies

in

Stone

Moha�a

Palace

-

Learning

and

Reading

Corner

by

Pakistan

Reading

Project

(PRP)

-

Mental

Health

Camp

by

Kazim

Trust;

FESF;

Deaf

Reach

–

myriad

colors

of

inclusion

-

Environment

and

Climate

Change

Corner

Day

I

Zahra

Ali

Day

I

&

II

Tofiq

Pasha

Mooraj

–

The

Grand

Maali

of

Pakistan

-

Book

Fair

-

CLF

Goodwill

Ambassadors

-Storytelling

and

Photo

Booth

Burns

Road

Food

Court,

Books

&

Learning

Stalls

PROGRAM:

Day

2,

August

8,

2019 Venue

Time

09:00

–

10:00

am

10:00

–

11:00

am

11:00

–

11:55

am

12:00

–

12:50pm

1:00

–

1:50

pm

2:00

-

2:50

pm

Shah

Abdul

La�f

Bhitai

Auditorium

Daastan

Goi

A�f

Badar

Cinema

Ghar

Short

films

by

Sharmeen

Obaid

Chinoy

&

Discussion

-

SOC

Films

“Danatum

Passu”

-

Songs

from

Hunza

A

Film

&

Talk

by

Shehrbano

Saiyid

Dostana

(Play)

NAPA

String

Puppetry

Performance

Thespianz

Theater

Bhit

Shah

Bolian

by

the

Burdi

siblings

Concert

and

Acknowledgements:

Ali

Hamza

Concert

with

Rakae

Jamil

and

Kami

Paul.

Performance

by

Students:

Reflec�ons,

Exhibi�on,

Outstanding Awards’

Distribu�on

Sohail

Rana

Open

Air

Theatre

Book

Launches

“Uth

Mama

Gogroo”

Yasir

Qazi

Moderator:

Khalid

Azad

“Edhi

Baba”

Maria

Riaz Moderater:

Rumana

Husain

Book

Launches

“Drummer

Girl”

Hiba

Masood

“Minder’s

Deja

Vu”

by

Mahnum

Ahmed

“Bol

kay

Lub

Azad

Hain

Teray”

An

Open

Mic

Session

for

Students

Overseen

by

an

expert

panel:

Prof.

Saabhyan

Sangi,

Seema

Zahid

and

Syed

Nusrat

Ali

Sing

Along

with

Khaled

Anam

Theatre

Workshop

by

A�f

Badar:

Storytelling

with

Expressions

“Tota

Khan

aur

Bakri

Ara

ka

Safarnama”

by

Rumana

Husain

-

a

CLF Publica�on

Book

Launches:

“I

Wear

a

Wig”

by

Sophia

Abid

“My

Pen

Scribbles”

by

Zainab

Rashid

Hakim

Said

ki

Baithak

Storytelling

sessions Prof.

Saabhyan

Sangi

Amra

Alam

Storytelling

session

Book

Launch:

“Jingles

in

the

Jungle/Jungle may

Mangal”

by

Rumana

Husain

Children's Books

from

Around

the World

Rumana

Husain

Storytelling

sessions Khursheed

Hyder

Nusser Sayeed

Storytelling

sessions Shazia

Hasan

Tahmeen

Shahryar

BADAL

DO!

Sessions: An

exci�ng

and

enriching

program

for

students and

teachers

I

am

a

Hero

Anita

Ghulam

Ali

Auditorium

(Ahmed Shah Auditorium)

Raaja

kay

Do

Seeng

Zambeel Drama�c Readings

Tawasul

Shah

the

5-year

old

child prodigy Moderated by Syed Nusrat Ali

Storytelling session AzCorp

Panel

Discussion:

Inclusive Learning in Fes�vals- Leave No Child Behind Panelists: Khalid Chachar, Aaron Awasen Asghar Memon,

Dr. Kausar Waqar

& a student Moderator:

Fa�ma Jamil

Panel Discussion:

Heritage

and

Environment Preserva�on Panelists: Secretary Culture- Parvez Seehar,Syed Salauddin, Dr Asma Ibrahim, Nargis Sultana, Tofiq Pasha Mooraj, Yasir Qazi and a student Moderator:

Afia Salam

Panel

Discussion:

Popularizing Libraries as Spaces for Ac�ve Learning Communi�es: Panelists: Qazi Shahid Pervez, I�ikhar Shallwani, Afnan Khan, Arshad Saeed Hussain and Zubeida Mustafa Moderator:

Baela Raza Jamil

Live Sketching

Akbar Zia

Saaz aur unn ki Awaz Asif Sinan

Fahmida Riaz Ki Baithak The Art of Bookmaking by Batool Nasir and Zubaida Ahmer of Oxford University Press (Full day ac�vity)

Dr.

Hamida

Khuhro

ki

Baithak

Suno

Kahaani

Meri

Zubani

Maisam

Abbas

(30

mins)

Young

Authors

Forum:

An

Introduc�on

by

Anum

Shaharyar

and

Kiran

Interac�ve Fun

Games

for

Children

(Ages: 3

to

6):

My

Learning

Train by

Ayman

Kamran

and Rida

Mazhar

How to

Develop

Reading

Habits

in

Children?

Sidrah Rashid

and

Ali

Ahmed

Siddiqui

YOGA

Haha

Studios

Importance

of

Art

and

Literature

Sana

Naz

Sadequain

Gali

Learning

Space

1:

The

Bri�sh

Council

Library

-

Tiny

Tales,

Qissah

Kahani,

Arts &

Cra�s,

Makerspace,

Peter

Pan

Theme

Games

and

Photo

Booth.

“Drawing

Words”:

An

exhibi�on

of

Children’s

Book

Illustra�ons

by

UK

Ar�sts

Learning

Space

2:

Numeracy

-

Our

Heritage,

The

State

Bank

Museum

of

Pakistan

Learning

Space

3:

Arts

&

Cra�s

Workshops

Salma

Habib

and

Ruqqaya

Rizwan &

Akbar

Zia

Learning

Space

4:

Learning

Interac�vely

Sessions

by

the

Sindh

Educa�on

Founda�on

Bab-e-Hingol

Sand

and

3D

Art

-

A

Performa�ve

interac�ve

Display

Zubair

Mukhtar

and

Liqa,

Ar�sts

and

Teachers

from

Pasni,

Balochistan

Abdus

Salam

Labs

(STEM,

Digital

and

Inclusive)

Safe

Internet

School

Outreach

Program

(SISOP)

Telenor

and

ITA

Digital

Story

Wri�ng

Azra

Naseem

AKUIED

Digital

Ac�vi�es

Teach

the

World

Founda�on

(TTWF)

Digital

Ac�vi�es

SABAQ

Science

Show

Pakistan

Science

Club

Robo�cs

RoboTech

Inclusive

Sessions

for

Inclusive

Society

(Senses

Explora�on,

Color

Fun,

Mirroring,

Speedometer)

Kazim

Trust

Jamshed

Nusserwanjee

Mehta

Courtyard

(Stall

Area)

Clay

Modelling

by

Ghulam

Hyder

and

Team

from

Nasarpur

Ins�tute

of

Tradi�onal

Arts

(NITA)

-

Digital

-

3D

Ac�vi�es

by

Wonder

Tree

-

Pop-up

Learning

-

The

Makli

Heritage

Site

–

Preserva�on,

Knowledge

and

Hands-on

Ac�vi�es

and

Documentary

by

CLF-ITA

&

-

Symphonies

in

Stone

Moha�a

Palace

-

Learning

and

Reading

Corner

by

Pakistan

Reading

Project

(PRP)

-

Mental

Health

Camp

by

Kazim

Trust;

FESF;

Deaf

Resach

–

myriad

colors

of

inclusion

-

Environment

and

Climate

Change

Corner

Tofiq

Pasha

Mooraj

-

The

Grand

Maali

of

Pakistan

-

Book

Fair

CLF

Goodwill

Ambassadors

-Storytelling

and

Photo

Booth

Burns

Road

Food

Court

-

Books

&

Learning

Stalls

by Agha Sherazi

3:00 - 4:00 pm