Karachi: Second day of Adab Festival opened with session for students on building innovation and capacity in creative sectors by Dr. Samina Zahir. Speakers Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Zehra Nigah, Arfa Syeda Zehra, Aitzaz Ahsan, Javed Jabbar, Sultana Siddiqui, Dr. Ishrat Husain, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Kishwar Naheed, Iftikhar Arif, Masood Lohar and Masood Lohar expressed their respective views.

Sessions included talk between Aysha Baqir and Amna R Ali on Aysha’s brilliant novel Beyond Fields and another between Irshad Abdul Kadir and Maheen Usmani on Irshad’s novel The Lady of Sohanbela about woman gaddi sheen.  People of all ages visited children’s tent, art exhibit, book and education fair and food court. 

Another session was on book of poetry by Nafisa Itaat Husain introduced by Quratul Ain Hyder and endorsed by Zehra Nigah and Fahmida Riaz with participants, Sheema Kermani, Ameena Saiyid and Nafisa’s grandchildren.   Ameena Saiyid and Shama Askari thanked Murtaza Wahab, authors, artists, Lightstone Publishers’ team, and sponsors for their support of 4th Adab Festival. Zafar Masud and Árfa Sayeda Zehra thanked participants, riveting performances by Rosemary Mushtaq, Shayma Saiyid, rap singer Kaifee Khalil and concert by LAAL were praised. 

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 28 2022

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