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Lahore Literary Festival in New York 2023: Opening Remarks
NEW YORK, May 20, 2023 — Asia Society hosts the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF), one of South Asia’s premier cultural events. Opening the event are Asia Society Director of Performing Arts, Cultural Programs, and Culture as Diplomacy Rachel Cooper, Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. H.E. Masood Khan, and LLF founder and CEO Razi Ahmed. (20 min., 25 sec.)
The Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) explores contemporary Pakistan through artists, writers, and other experts. The festival presents American audiences with a more nuanced view of Pakistan, with discussions on fiction and nonfiction writing, art, architecture, history, and politics.