NEW YORK, May 20, 2023 — Author Marina Fareed and diplomat Qazi Shaukat Fareed share their experiences in entertaining dignitaries, film directors, artists, writers, and poets over the past forty years. Asia Society Director of Performing Arts, Cultural Programs, and Culture as Diplomacy Rachel Cooper moderated the conversation. (48 min., 22 sec.)

The Lahore Literary Festival (LLF), one of South Asia’s premier cultural events, 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.