Single-day program at the British Museum sold out.
Here are some tweets on the London debut, on Oct. 29, of the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF):
Well deserved @lhrlitfest ! Extremely excited #LLFLondon @britishmuseum https://t.co/eeTBC151M0
— BradfordLitFest (@BradfordLitFest) October 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/kobial/status/792044745547739136
High Commissioner Syed Ibne Abbas officially opened the #LLFLondon festival @phclondon @dawn_com @NewsweekPak pic.twitter.com/P2FZWApHV2
— LLF (@lhrlitfest) October 29, 2016
Never managed to actually be in Lahore for the @lhrlitfest so am very excited it is coming to London tomorrow. Great line up. Can't wait!
— Farrah Yusuf (@Farrah_Yusuf) October 28, 2016
Looking forward to this event tomorrow https://t.co/lwewYYm1bm
— farrah raja (@farrahraja) October 29, 2016
Mrs Nighat Ali with Madam Sadaf Abbas @phclondon #LLFLondon pic.twitter.com/l8YCAVRiB0
— LLF (@lhrlitfest) October 29, 2016
The opening session at #LLFLondon @Elif_Safak @raziaiqbal HIGH OCTANE talk #Turkey #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/4JD0Yepepb
— LLF (@lhrlitfest) October 29, 2016
Syed Yawar Ali and UK country manager PIA #LLFLondon pic.twitter.com/EP9Ui3JReo
— Razi Ahmed (@razi_ahmed_) October 29, 2016
Pakistan's HC to U.K. and our delegate F.S.Aijazuddin #LLFLondon pic.twitter.com/EEofpbntNr
— LLF (@lhrlitfest) October 29, 2016
Razi Ahmed, founder and CEO of LLF, giving the opening remarks at #LLFLondon @razi_ahmed_ @lhrlitfest pic.twitter.com/NlUWMWxQjd
— Noorzadeh Raja (@NoorzadehRaja) October 29, 2016
@Elif_Safak in conversation with Razia Iqbal #LLFLondon @lhrlitfest @razi_ahmed_ pic.twitter.com/OEyOMvwLAf
— Noorzadeh Raja (@NoorzadehRaja) October 29, 2016
@Elif_Safak in conversation with Razia Iqbal #LLFLondon @lhrlitfest @razi_ahmed_ pic.twitter.com/OEyOMvwLAf
— Noorzadeh Raja (@NoorzadehRaja) October 29, 2016
Yes it will – and in an hour I'll be discussing Kashmir with @MirzaWaheed, @john_pether & Farooq Bajwa! @lhrlitfest https://t.co/81z8re6vZO
— Alex von Tunzelmann (@alexvtunzelmann) October 29, 2016
Pk slightly opportunistic?Supports Kashmir's plight whn Indias repression heightens; Resonates w me as a Pk-Kashmiri @MirzaWaheed #LLFLondon pic.twitter.com/ZPC0iSEBne
— Manahil (@Manahil18) October 29, 2016
'The option is neither civilian authoritarianism nor another military coup' @Elif_Safak @lhrlitfest #LLFLondon
— Noorzadeh Raja (@NoorzadehRaja) October 29, 2016
@Elif_Safak speaking on the cycle of injustice that is perpetuated by human rights violations @lhrlitfest #LLFLondon
— Noorzadeh Raja (@NoorzadehRaja) October 29, 2016
Please invite Elif safak to Pakistan https://t.co/4GrFetNaBY
— Rana Moaz Ahmed (@oanazimkhan89) October 29, 2016
Recognition for @Elif_Safak #LLFLondon @NusratJamil @razi_ahmed_ @raziaiqbal @NewsweekPak @phclondon pic.twitter.com/Fm0IgpgG4U
— LLF (@lhrlitfest) October 29, 2016
'Nationalism breeds nationalism' @Elif_Safak #LLFLondon
— Noorzadeh Raja (@NoorzadehRaja) October 29, 2016
"Especially after dark cities belong to men." @Elif_Safak #LLFLondon On Patriarchy
— Razi Ahmed (@razi_ahmed_) October 29, 2016
"In patriarchal societies women are only respected when they're defeminised & desexualised, ie when they're old." Elif Shafak at #LLFLondon. pic.twitter.com/lvlRKuijWP
— Bhavit Mehta (@bhavitmehta) October 29, 2016
"The role of the writer is to help people hear what they're not ready to hear & to ask difficult questions" @Elif_Safak @lahorelitfest pic.twitter.com/YPl54GJETD
— British Council Literature (@LitBritish) October 29, 2016
It's going to be unmissable. Lucky audience! @alexvtunzelmann @anaarkhan @john_pether @lhrlitfest @BhopalHouse @MirzaWaheed
— Sonia Faleiro (@soniafaleiro) October 29, 2016
#Kashmir @alexvtunzelmann @MirzaWaheed #LLFLondon #BattleOfIDEAS pic.twitter.com/tm4XiAbgLS
— LLF (@lhrlitfest) October 29, 2016
"Are the tools all flawed?" asks Alex von Tunzelmann in terms of approaches to studying Kashmir #LLFLondon
— LLF (@lhrlitfest) October 29, 2016
"#Kashmir is a useful football for the #India & #Pakistan govts." @alexvtunzelmann, with @MirzaWaheed @FarooqBajwa4 @john_pether.#LLFLondon pic.twitter.com/9cvXMusdck
— Bhavit Mehta (@bhavitmehta) October 29, 2016
#LLFLondon https://t.co/NPueT1jm0H
— Ten and Two (@ten_and_two) October 29, 2016
Shakiba Rangoonwalla, Razi Ahmed, and Yasmin Dawood #LLFLondon pic.twitter.com/KjFXk2xwUU
— LLF (@lhrlitfest) October 29, 2016
"People are not talked about, it's all about the land. Most Kashmiris don't feel Indian or Pakistani." @MirzaWaheed @lhrlitfest #LLFLondon
— Humaira Patel (@HumairaPatel1) October 29, 2016
"Without dialogue in #Kashmir we are condemned to carry on in the rut we are in now" – @john_pether @lhrlitfest #LLFLondon pic.twitter.com/oHMBOmO0LE
— Humaira Patel (@HumairaPatel1) October 29, 2016
#LLFLondon delegates listening to @MirzaWaheed talking about his experiences growing up in Kashmir. @lhrlitfest pic.twitter.com/7WumEgIfec
— Humaira Patel (@HumairaPatel1) October 29, 2016
Kashmiri rap artists are now emerging and women are writing their own wonderful stories about Kashmir @MirzaWaheed LLFLondon @lhrlitfest
— Humaira Patel (@HumairaPatel1) October 29, 2016
Lahore Literary Festival in London #LLFLondon #elifshafak pic.twitter.com/WRGgnNqMRS
— Salma Chaudhry (@SalmaChaudhry) October 29, 2016
@alycett1 presents a fascinating session on Rudyard Kipling #Lahore #LLFLondon @LitBritish @NewsweekPak @desi_writers @LibasIntl pic.twitter.com/6R6TH8UNM6
— LLF (@lhrlitfest) October 29, 2016
#Kipling FS Aijazuddin and @alycett1 #LLFLondon @MAFundp @kamilashamsie pic.twitter.com/GrBOllvGD2
— LLF (@lhrlitfest) October 29, 2016
#Kipling worked as a journalist at the civil and military gazette in Lahore and experimented with writing. @alycett1 @lhrlitfest #LLFLondon
— Humaira Patel (@HumairaPatel1) October 29, 2016
It will be fantastic like New York in May! Kudos to the entire team of @lhrlitfest @NusratJamil #LLFLondon https://t.co/zDft2bBqxI
— Sadaffe Abid (@SadaffeAbid) October 29, 2016
#Kipling wrote evocative stories about Lahore. @lhrlitfest @alycett1 #LLFLondon
— Humaira Patel (@HumairaPatel1) October 29, 2016
When in America, #Kipling was homesick for the Indian subcontinent. #LLFLondon @lhrlitfest @alycett1
— Humaira Patel (@HumairaPatel1) October 29, 2016
Andrew Lycett biographer and journalist talks about Rudyard Kipling's literary legacy in Lahore #LLFLondon @razi_ahmed_ @lhrlitfest pic.twitter.com/DqzQAfTJcM
— British Council Literature (@LitBritish) October 29, 2016
F.S Aijazuddin – Given #Kipling's visits to brothels in Lahore and his high libido, are there little Kiplings running around? @lhrlitfest
— Humaira Patel (@HumairaPatel1) October 29, 2016
@alycett1 – The truth is too hard for some people and needs to be dressed up in fiction. @lhrlitfest #LLFLondon
— Humaira Patel (@HumairaPatel1) October 29, 2016
Lahore was the first city #Kipling really got to know and explore. @alycett1 @lhrlitfest #LLFLondon
— Humaira Patel (@HumairaPatel1) October 29, 2016
Fascinating to hear @alycett1 and FS Aijazuddin on Rudyard Kipling: Orientalist? Imperialist? "Just telling it like it is"? @lhrlitfest pic.twitter.com/5nhvpWfVvL
— Alex von Tunzelmann (@alexvtunzelmann) October 29, 2016
So happy & honoured to receive @lhrlitfest Lifetime Achievement Award ???? My heartfelt thanks to #Lahore Literary Festival @britishmuseum pic.twitter.com/1oDuKAQRFV
— Elif Şafak / Elif Shafak (@Elif_Safak) October 29, 2016
A true pleasure to talk to @raziaiqbal today at @lhrlitfest @britishmuseum what a wonderful audience @razi_ahmed_ pic.twitter.com/GhxaQjIT14
— Elif Şafak / Elif Shafak (@Elif_Safak) October 29, 2016
#Faizabutt and #aminjaffer in conversation at #LLFLondon @britishmuseum pic.twitter.com/FBckkMn2wD
— Samar Zia (@SummerFZ) October 29, 2016
Faiza Butt on finding a unique fusion of East and West techniques in a very Eurocentric environment #LLFLondon @lhrlitfest @britishmuseum pic.twitter.com/QDx4mffEcr
— Manahil (@Manahil18) October 29, 2016
The stunningly articulate & illuminating Faiza Butt talking about her work @lhrlitfest in London #LLFLondon @razi_ahmed_ pic.twitter.com/iVcLwsrldP
— Daisy Leitch (@TweeterDaisy) October 29, 2016