24–25 May 2013Pak-China Friendship Centre, Islamabad

Programme

ABOUT THE CHILDREN’S LITERATURE FESTIVAL

Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) and Oxford University Press (OUP), in collaboration with the Foundation Open Society Institute (FOSI) Pakistan, are organizing a two-day Children’s Literature Festival (CLF) for the children of Islamabad and Pakistan, on 24 and 25 May 2013 from 9.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. at the Pak-China Friendship Centre.

The CLF co-founded by Baela Raza Jamil and Ameena Saiyid started from Lahore in 2011. In the lasttwelve months, CLF held successful events in Quetta, Peshawar, Bahawalpur and Karachi with an

The Children’s Literature Festival is a free public event. It is an exciting initiative aimed at promoting reading, creativity and critical thinking among the children of the country. It is a torch-bearer campaign; an equalizer for all school systems to address the challenges of learning, reviving a culture of reading, and generating content for textbooks and supplementary materials.

An exciting and fun-filled programme is planned for the CLF Islamabad. It will feature talks, interactive readings, discussions and workshops by well-known children’s authors, poets and resource persons. The festival also includes sessions on creative writing, bookmaking, poetry, comics,

digital, stories, writing book reviews as well as book launches, book fair, theatre, cartoon and puppet shows.

The CLF will unlock the power of reading and will be an interactive event. It will include sessions on:

attendance of over 80,000 children and adults.

Alif Laila Book Bus.

• Readings featuring well-known writers and their works

• Talking about and reviewing the works children love

• Teaching in the mother tongue

• Promoting reading habits

• Writing competitions for different age groups

• Art of book making

• Poetry reading

• Mural painting and pottery making

• Creative writing

• Writing digital stories

• Inspirations from heritage and history

Children and educators from all over the country will attend the CLF as participants.Ambassadors of CLF include Arfa Syeda Zehra, Bapsi Sidhwa, Khaled Anam, Kishwar Naheed, Rumana Husain, Akram Dost, Munir A. Badini, Adeel Hashmi, Mira Hashmi, Nadia Jamil, Sania Saeed, Zubeida Mustafa, Fahd Hussain, Master Ayub, Basarat Kazim, Samar Minallah, Fauzia Minallah and

Auditorium - Qissa Tilism Hoshruba

PROGRAMME:

Friday, 24 May 2013INAUGURATION

FULL DAY ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL

AUTHORS/MODERATORS/PARTICIPANTS:

A H NayyarAdeel HashmiAfia BatoolAkram DostAli HyderAl Makhtoom SchoolAli Aftab Alif LailaAmeena SaiyidAmena KamalAmima SayeedAmin HashwaniAmjad Islam AmjadAmra AlamAnusha RiazArfa Syeda ZehraAsad AneesAsas HusainAziz KabaniBaela Raza JamilBasarat KazimBatool Nasir

Beo Rana ZafarBushra ShahabCitizens Archive of PakistanFahd HusainFaisal BariFarieha AzizFarooq QaiserFauzia AbdullahFauzia MinallahFawad KhanFayyaz RajaFDE SchoolsGeiti AraHamida KhuhroHamza LariHarris KhaliqueHuma SikandarKhaled AnamKhurshid HyderKishwar NaheedKozue Kay Nagata

memories, and others

School Assessment for School Improvement Program (SASIP) - How to improve our schools?

Making a book for early years; Hankies for Reading; Chalo Parho Barho - mind maps; making low cost learning aids

Book Fair of leading publishers of Pakistan

Laddu Room - Launch of a new reading series

Alif Laila Book Bus Society -One Thousand & One Arabian Nights Stalls

Storytelling - Drawing - Illustration- Arts and Crafts

Laajverd - Bacha Bulletins - Identity through local contexts - a unique experience for 10-17 year olds

Kuch Khaas activities: Various fun activities like Urdu Circle Time with 10 new songs, storybook yoga, Mein Kaun Hoo

Citizens Archives of Pakistan (CAP) - Pin the cap, CAP trivia (Categories: literature, history, sports, showbiz and culture), Lollywood

Multi-sensory activity stalls by NGOs - Children's Literature Festival (CLF), Rozan, ASER & Right to Education (RTE); SAHIL; Sindh Education Foundation (SEF)

LaajverdLaal BandLaddu TeamLittle ArtMaham AliMaster AyubMehnaz AzizMehrMira HashmiMiralNadia JamilNadine MurtazaNargis SultanaNarmeen HamidNasreen IqbalNigar NazarNoor KhanPeter JacobRabia GaribRaheela BaqaiRaheela Shakil

Raj Wali KhattakRawalpindi SchoolRaza RumiRight to PlayRoohi HaqRumana HusainSaima Asghar RiazSaima BatoolSalahuddin IsaSamar MinallahSana Malalai IsaSana SaleemSanjan Nagar SchoolSarah BasharatSarwat MohiyuddinSheherezade AlamSehar TariqShahid SiddiquiShayan Poppy AfzalShirin Gul Sitwat Yousafzai

Syeda Shehrbano KazimSyed Shah-e- MardanTahira AbdullahTahira MaqboolTalea ZafarTariq RahmanTayyaba AquilWaqas BajwaZarrar BabriZobair TorwaliZubairat HasratZubeida Mustafa

9:00 am: Arrival of Guests

9:30 am: Tilawat

9:35 am: Welcome by Children

9:40 am: Energizing the CLF-Sanjan Nagar School-Hima Campus, Al-Maktoum Special

School; FDE Student; Radio Pakistan, Fauzia Abdullah from Quetta,

Khaled Anam-Sing along Stories in celebrating the CLF

10:20 am: Dr. Kozue Kay Nagata, Country Director UNESCO

10: 30 am: Prof. Rafique Tahir - Joint Secretary, Capital Administration Development Dept. (CADD)

10:35 am: Acknowledgments: Ameena Saiyid - OUP, Baela Raza Jamil - ITA, Nargis Sultana - FOSI

10:40 am: Chief Guest- Remarks and Official Launch of the Festival by the children, poets,

authors, special guests and hosts

10:55 am: Walk up the escalators to the Launch Ceremony of Laddu on the 1st floor by

His Excellency Gajus Scheltema, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Timings Venue

11.00 A.M. – 12.00 NOON 12.15 P.M. – 1.15 P.M.

AUDITORIUMQissa Tilism-e-Hoshruba

Interactive Music Session

ROOM NO. 070(Opp Food Court) Faiz Hall

Bol Keh Lub Azad Hain TerayChildren’s Own Expression

Age Group: 5-11

Bol Keh Lub Azad Hain TerayChildren’s Own Expression

Age Group: 12-17

(11.00 A.M. – 12.30 P.M.)Continued Challenges of Textbooks and

Curriculum

ROOM 205

Amir Khusro Room (Sing Aloud/Cartoons)

Live Cartoons Presentation and Muppet Show

by Nigar Nazar

ROOM 207Ashfaq Ahmed Room(Workshops/History)

Workshop by Fatemeh Qizilbash

ROOM 213Iqbal Room (Age: 12-17)

ROOM 217Bano Qudsia Room Storytelling (Age: 5-11)

Fun with Maths through Numicon

by Nadine Murtaza

Storytelling

by Mira Hashmi

ROOM 223Sadequain Room(Exhibition Hall)

The Story of the Pot—Pottery Making with Children: Sheherezade Alam

Murals: Fauzia Minallah Murals and Writing: Akram Dost

Panels for Pakistan: Nasreen Iqbal and TeamCollage: Zarrar Babri

Harry Potter Room The Art of Bookmaking by Oxford University Press

ROOM 224Rahman Baba Lounge(Book Launches)

A Children’s History Series—Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Paktunkhwa

Tariq Rehman, Kishwar Naheed, Ameena Saiyid

ROOMS 102 and 103 Arfa Karim labsIT Ka Adda

Presented by

Smart Boards: Inquiry and Creativity

PROGRAMME FOR 24 MAY 2013

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by Khaled AnamPuppet Show

ROOM NO. 204Bhittai Room(Plenary sessions)

Moderator: A. H. NayyarPanel A: Students

Panel B: Zubeida Mustafa, Peter Jacob, and Abbas Rashid

(For children ages 12-17 years)

(12.30 P.M. – 1.30 P.M.)Films for Change: Child Rights are Human Rights

by Samar Minallah

Toffee TV: Sing along and Kahani with Live Illustrations

by Talea Zafar and Rabia Garib

ROOM 206Parveen Shakir Room(Poetry)

Reading Books to become a Creative Writer

Charter of Compassion

by Amin Hashwani

Moderator: Fauzia Minallah

Art of Storytelling

Harris Khalique

In conversation with Amra Alam

by Hamida Khuhro

Ameena Saiyid, Raza Rumi

Tyranny of Languageby Zubeida Mustafa

Digital Security Session for ChildrenSana Saleem, Farieha Aziz

by Farooq Qaiser (Uncle Sargam)

by Raj Wali KhattakPashto Poetry

Moderator: Bushra Shahab

2.00 P.M. – 3.00 P.M. 3.15 P.M. – 4.15 P.M. 4.30 P.M. – 5.30 P.M. 5.30 P.M. – 6.30 P.M.

Theatre: Adaption of Roald Dahl’s novel

by Theatre Wallayby Adeel Hashmi,

Asad Anees

by Laal Band—Taimur Rehman, Mehvish Waqar,

Rahman and others

Bol Keh Lub Azad Hain TerayChildren’s Own Expression

Age Group: 5-11

Bol Keh Lub Azad Hain TerayChildren’s Own Expression

Age Group: 12-17

Experiments in Quality and Access

Toffee TV: Kahani Time with Fawad Khan and Hamza Lari

Facilitated

by Shoaib Iqbal

by Beo Rana Zafar

A Talk on Poetry

Dr Zubairat (Pashto) and Sarwat Mohiyuddin (Potohari/Punjabi)Moderator: Shahid Siddiqui

Understanding our

Nasreen Iqbal and

Sitwat Yousafzai

Appreciating our

Raj Wali Khattak

From Manuscript to a BookPresentation by Ameena

Saiyid, Raheela Baqai, Fayyaz Raja, Batool Nasir

Storytelling with Music

by Ali Aftab

Storytelling

by Khurshid Hyder

Storytelling

by Rumana Husain

Storytelling

by Amra Alam

Murals: Fauzia Minallah Murals and Writing: Akram Dost

Panels for Pakistan: Nasreen Iqbal and TeamCollage: Zarrar Babri

The Art of Bookmaking by Oxford University PressClassical Dance

by Amna Mawaz

Rumana Husain, Fauzia Minallah

Uran Tashtaree (Flying Saucer) Bi-monthly Magazine

Amra Alam, Harris Khalique Nargis Sultana

by Tayyaba Aquil

Digital Security Session

Sana Saleem, Farieha Aziz

Alif Laila Digital Activities Workshop

Alif Laila and Five Rivers

Friday, 24 May 2013

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Faiz Ahmed Faiz Poetry &Prose with Classical Piano

Rhythms of Sufi Poetry

Moderator: Nargis Sultana

Panel: Sadia Iqbal, Irfan A. Awan, Zahra Arshad, Aziz

Kabani, Baela Jamil

National Language Policy: Is a Resolution in Sight?

Moderator: Tariq Rehman

Panel: Zubeida Mustafa,Zobair Torwali,Aziz Kabani,

Raza Rumi

Talea Zafar and Rabia Garib

Little Art FilmsToffee Tv: Sing along and Kahani with Live Illustrations

Workshop in Confidence and Public Speaking through Humor

Beautiful History A Walk through History

by Citizens Archives of Pakistan (CAP)

Literary Traditions

Creative Writing Sessionby Rumana Husain

The Story of The Pot—Pottery Making with Children: Sheherezade Alam

Rural Tales: Rani and the Flood

Graphic Stories: Akhtar Hameed Khan

Oxford Reading Treasure: An Interactive Session

for Children

Launch of New Interactive CDs Bushra Shahab

How to Write Inspirational Poetry for YouthKishwar Naheed

Moderator: Shahid Siddiqui

Flash Mobby Kuch Khaas

Timings Venue

9.30 A.M. – 10.30 A.M. 10.40 A.M. – 11.40 A.M. 11.50 A.M. – 12.50 P.M.

AUDITORIUMQissa Tilism-e-Hoshruba by

Radio Pakistanby

Theatre Wallay

ROOM NO. 070(Opp Food Court) Faiz Hall

Bol Keh Lub Azad Hain TerayChildren’s Own Expression

Age Group: 5-11

Bol Keh Lub Azad Hain TerayChildren’s Own Expression

Age Group: 12-17

Bol Keh Lub Azad Hain TerayChildren’s Own Expression

Age Group: 5-11

ROOM NO. 204Bhittai Room(Plenary sessions)

Critical Thinking PracticesModerator: Abbas Rashid

Panel: Nargis Sultana,Aziz Kabani, Hajra Ahmed,

Shahid Siddiqui,Raheela Shakeel

ROOM 205

Amir Khusro Room by Beo Rana Zafar

Interactive Music Session

by Khaled Anam

Little Artby Shoaib Iqbal, Ali Hameed

ROOM 206Parveen Shakir Room(Poetry) by Sarwat Mohiyuddin

Aao Sher Banaein

Workshop by

Kishwar Naheed

ROOM 207Ashfaq Ahmed Room(Workshops/History)

ROOM 213Iqbal Room (Age: 12-17)

ROOM 217Bano Qudsia Room Storytelling (Age: 5-11)

Storytelling

by Amra Alam

Storytelling

by Mira Hashmi

ROOM 223Sadequain Room(Exhibition Hall)

Murals: Fauzia Minallah Murals and Writing: Akram Dost

Panels for Pakistan: Nasreen Iqbal and TeamCollage: Zarrar Babri

Harry Potter Room The Art of Bookmaking by Oxford University Press

ROOM 224Rahman Baba Lounge(Book Launches)

Cephalo, the Daring Dinosaur

by Asas Husain

Bano, Billoo, and Amai: The Paper Doll Book

by Fauzia Minallah

Irgit Girgit Translated by Basarat Kazim

ROOMS 102 and 103 Arfa Karim labsIT Ka Adda

Alif Laila: Experiments in ICT based Learning

PROGRAMME FOR 25 MAY 2013

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Literary Letters to Children

Potohari Puppet Show Original Urdu Script Faiz Ahmad Faiz Poetryand Prose Classical Piano

by Adeel Hashmi, Asad Anees

by Arfa Syed Zehra, Baela JameelRumana Husain

Interactive Poetry Recitations

Art of Creative Literatur Pashto Poetry

by Zubairat Hasrat

Active citizenship WorkshopAges 12-17

By Youth Group Peshawar

Narratives, Imaginatives, Worldviews

by Shirin Gul and Amena Kamal

Creative Writing Session

by Sehar Tariq

The Story of the Pot—Pottery Making with children: Sheherezade Alam

Moderator: Rumana Husain Panel: Basarat Kazim,

Anusha Riaz, Ameena Saiyid

Moderator : Rumana Husain Panel: Basarat Kazim, Shehrazade Alam and

a student

Moderator: Nadia JamilPanel: Sehar Tariq and Shayan Poppy Afzal

Imagining and Expressing

A Session by Fauzia Minallah

Readout Loud

with Nadia Jamil

1.00 P.M. – 2.00 P.M. 2.10 P.M. – 3.10 P.M. 3.15 P.M. – 4.15 P.M. 4.15 P.M. – 5.15 P.M.

by Adeel Hashmi, Asad Anees

Puppet Show

by Farooq Qaiser and Team

Bol Keh Lub Azad Hain TerayChildren’s Own Expression

Age Group: 12-17

Bol Keh Lub Azad Hain Teray Children’s Own Expression

Age Group: 5-11

Bol Keh Lub Azad Hain TerayChildren’s Own Expression

Age Group: 12-17

Promoting Early Years Reading—Building Strong Foundations

by Samar Minallah

Moderated by Faisal Bari, Panel: Basarat Kazim, SEF,

Roohi Haq, Tahira Maqbool, and Ameena Saiyid

by Laal Band—Taimur Rehman, Mehvish Waqar,

Kahani Time with Fawad Khan and

Hamza Lari

Ghalib’s Letters and Poetry

Harris Khalique

Poetry and Prose

Shahid Siddiqui

Poetry for Children in Hindko

Jamil Bismil

History Session by Citizens Archives of Pakistan (CAP)

12 Steps to Compassion

by Bushra Shahab

Creative Writing Session

by Rumana Husain

Readout Loud

with Nadia Jamil

Story Time

with Nadia Jamil

Storytelling

by Khurshid Hyder

Storytelling

by Saima Asghar Riaz

Storytelling

by Rumana Husain

Murals: Fauzia Minallah Murals and Writing: Akram Dost

Panels for Pakistan: Nasreen Iqbal and TeamCollage: Zarrar Babri

Interactive Music Session (Tabla) Nadine Murtaza

The Art of Bookmaking by Oxford University Press

Graphic Stories: Abdul Sattar Edhi

by Amina Azfar (English and Urdu)

Akhtar Hameed Khan

by Rumana Husain (English translation by Amina Azfar)

Smart Boards: Inquiry and Creativity

Sana Saleem, Farieha Aziz

Alif Laila: Experiments in ICT based Learning Smart Boards: Inquiry and Creativity

Saturday, 25 May 2013

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Presented byJugal Bandi

by Nadia Jamil,

Adeel HashmiMira Hashmi,

Nargis Sultana

A Blend of Faiz’s Poetry and prose with classical piano

Moderator: Basarat KazimPanel: Mehnaz Aziz,

Baela Jamil, Amima SayeedNargis Sultana

Films for Change: Child Rights are Human Rights

Experiments in Popularizing Libraries

“Let’s Write a Storybook”

by Nigar Nazar

Rhythms of Sufi Poetry

Haider Rahman and others

Arfa Syeda Zehra in Conversation with

Amjad Islam Amjad in Conversation with

Popularizing our Poetry Traditions

A Talk by Harris Khalique

Writing History Booksfor Children

Hamida Khuhro inConversation withArfa Syeda Zehra

Understanding our Beautiful History Nasreen Iqbal and Sitwat Yousafzai

How to Organize CLFs in Schools

Raheela Baqai,Maham Ali,Baela Raza, Ghazal Raza,

The Story of the Pot—Pottery Making with children: Sheherezade Alam

Kitabon Ki Kehkashan and Bachon ka Adabi Khazaana

by Bushra Shahab Moderator: Raza RumiPanel: Rumana Husain, Ameena Saiyid

Digital Security Session for Children

Lets Write a Story Book

by Nigar Nazar