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Science Ka Adda: Hacking the Planet

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Join us at T2F for a talk and discussion featuring Mason Inman on radical ideas to cool our planet

Wednesday, 17th February 2010 | 6:30 pm

Artificial volcanoes? Ships creating clouds over the oceans? Forests covering the Sahara Desert? These sound like crazy ideas, but they are actual proposals from top scientists for cooling Earth – approaches known as geoengineering.

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The planet’s temperature keeps rising, driven by humanity’s increasing emissions of greenhouse gases. But the world isn’t making much progress on tackling the root problem – emissions from power plants, cars, buildings, and more. So scientists are increasingly talking about radical ideas of how to cool the planet, by blocking some of the sunlight hitting Earth’s surface, or through planet-scale projects to suck up greenhouse gases and lock them away.

But some of these approaches could have serious side-effects, such as disrupting the monsoons that more than a billion people in Asia and Africa depend on. Hacking the planet like this is a risky way of dealing with global warming. Do we understand the planet well enough to tinker with it like this? Who decides where to set Earth’s thermostat? And how do we regulate these technologies?

About Mason Inman

Mason Inman is an American journalist, currently based in Karachi, who covers science and the environment for National Geographic News, New Scientist, Science, Nature, and other publications. He also blogs at Failing Gracefully.

Date: Wednesday, 17th February, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm
Minimum Donation: Anything you like. Please support our vision of intellectual poverty alleviation by donating generously.
Venue: PeaceNiche | T2F
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Seats are limited and will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. No reservations.

A Celebration of Post Colonial Fiction

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Join us at T2F for readings and conversation with 5 Pakistani writers and judges of the regional Commonwealth Writers’ Prize

cwp.jpgSunday, 14th February 2010 | 6:00 pm

Mohammed Hanif, author of A Case of Exploding Mangoes, will introduce the authors after which Bina Shah, H.M. Naqvi, Kamila Shamsie, Musharraf Ali Farooqi, and Nafisa Rizvi will read from their works. The readings will be followed by a discussion led by the judges of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2010; Muneeza Shamsie, Dr.Pablo Mukherjee, and Dr. Stephanos Stephanides.


Bina Shah is the author of five books: two collections of short stories, ‘Animal Medicine’ and ‘Blessing’, and three novels: ‘Where They Dream in Blue’, ‘The 786 Cybercafe’ and ‘Slum Child’, published in Italian as ‘La Bambina Che Non Poteva Sognare’. She lives in Karachi.

H.M. Naqvi has worked in finance and taught creative writing at Boston University. His debut novel, ‘Home Boy’, has been published by HarperCollins. Presently he resides in Karachi.

Kamila Shamsie is the author of 5 novels, most recently ‘Burnt Shadows’ which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction and is being translated into 21 languages. She was born and grew up in Karachi, and now lives in London.

Mohammed Hanif’s first novel ‘A Case of Exploding Mangoes’ won the Commonwealth Prize for first novel, the inaugural Shalkti Bhatt prize and the Corine Award in Germany. It was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and James Tait Black Memorial Prize and longlisted for the Man Booker. Hanif works for the BBC and is working on his second novel.

Musharraf Ali Farooqi is the author of ‘The Story of a Widow’ which was longlisted for the 2010 IMPAC-Dublin Literary Award. He has translated the Urdu classics ‘The Adventures of Amir Hamza’, ‘Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism’, and the forthcoming poetry collection of Afzal Ahmed Syed. He is currently the Urdu Publisher at Oxford University Press.

Nafisa Rizvi started her career in advertising. It took her over a decade and a diploma in advertising to figure out that she was in the wrong profession. She then took to teaching and is presently assisting A level students with art theory courses. Nafisa recently published her first novel, The Blue Room. 


This event is sponsored by the regional (Europe and South Asia) Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2010

Date: Sunday, 14th February, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: PeaceNiche | T2F
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Seats are limited and will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. No reservations.

Fever Dreams

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Join us at Faraar for an exhibition of works by Reem Khurshid

Opening Date: Thursday, 4th Feb 2010 | 5:30 pm

“Based in part on my experiences living in Karachi, Fever Dreams is a non linear narrative of the imprints this city has left on me, from monsoon power cuts to winter riots. It is the tale of a sojourn through deep waters, a subterranean world where fantasy and memory, myth and reality combine, and the possibility of escape, of finally coming up for air.
Reem Khurshid

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Reem Khurshid was born in 1986. A self-taught artist, she divides her time between painting and creating customized apparel for fellow sneakerheads. In 2009, her work was published in CURVY, an annual art book celebrating one hundred established and upcoming female illustrators from around the world, and exhibited at the book launch held in Sydney, Australia. As resident artist/co-founder of indie netlabel Mooshy Moo, she has also produced album art for local acts Dalt Wisney and Mole. Fever Dreams is her first exhibition in Karachi.


After the opening, there will be a music performance by Mole accompanied by Reem Khurshid painting live on canvas.

Time: 7:30 – 8:30 pm | Cover Fee: Rs. 100


The exhibition will continue until Wednesday, 17th February 2010

Opening Date: Thursday, 4th February, 2010
Time: 5:30 pm
Venue: PeaceNiche | T2F | Faraar
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In Their Own Voice: Zehra Nigah

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Join us for an evening of poetry and story-telling featuring Zehra Nigah

Sunday, 31st January 2010 | 6:00 pm

zehranigah.jpgZehra Nigah is one of Pakistan’s most prominent and loved poets. She burst onto the literary horizon as a child prodigy in the 1950s and has consistently been hailed as the one voice worth listening to on the mushaeraa circuit.

In an interview conducted by Aasim Akhtar, Zehra Nigah says:

A great poet is one who can form his own school of thought and inspire younger people. Political acumen is essential to great literature. How can a sensitive writer be oblivious to his surroundings?

Zehra Nigah has published three volumes of poetry, Shaam ka Pehla Taara, Waraq, and Firaq. She says she has never felt the urge to be prolific, to write when there is nothing to say. Yet every word that emerges from her pen, every syllable that she speaks, carries the spark of a luminous intelligence. (Some excerpts from the Hindu Literary Review)

We are truly grateful to Zehra Apa for always readily agreeing to come to T2F and to Dr. Asif Farrukhi for moderating the evening.

Date: Sunday, 31st January, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm
Minimum Donation: Anything you like. Please support our vision of intellectual poverty alleviation by donating generously.
Venue: PeaceNiche | T2F
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Seats are limited and will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. No reservations.

A Novel Experience

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Join us at T2F for an evening of readings and conversation with the authors of Pakistan’s first collaborative novel

Saturday, 30th January 2010 | 6:30 pm

shadesofprey.jpgShades of Prey, a 52-chapter murder mystery set in Karachi, is the culmination of the project, A Novel Experience, which began at Generation’s School, Karachi, in 2005, with the intention of enhancing the writing skills of young people. Its authors are currently at college at a variety of institutions in Karachi, Lahore, and New York. Four of the six authors will be present at the book reading.

“Shades of Prey’s universal appeal lies in its being a gripping page-turner with an intriguing twist in the tale. But Shades of Prey is more than that. The backdrop is recognizably Pakistani. As the action moves across the urban landscape of parks, shopping malls, fun-fairs and suburban communities and enters the workings of newspaper offices, schools, police stations and television channels, it explores the functioning of our society.”

Lynette Viccaji – Teacher and Coordinator, English Literature
Convent of Jesus and Mary and The Lyceum, Karachi

The novel will be available for purchase at T2F’s Bookshop. If you already have a copy, bring it along and get it signed!

For more information and to view excerpts from the novel, please visit www.shadesofprey.com

Date: Saturday, 30th January, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm
Minimum Donation: Anything you like. Please support our vision of intellectual poverty alleviation by donating generously.
Venue: PeaceNiche | T2F
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Seats are limited and will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. No reservations.

This Week at T2F

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Curtain raiser for Play It Again, Sam
Live Music and Mini Performances by IS Productions
Wednesday Jan 27th 2010 | 6:30 pm


A Novel Experience
Readings from Shades of Prey and conversations with the authors of Pakistan’s first collaborative novel
Saturday Jan 30th 2010 | 6:30 pm


An Evening with Zehra Nigah
Readings and anecdotes featuring one of Pakistan’s most loved poets
Sunday Jan 31st 2010 | 6:00 pm

A Tribute to Asim Butt (1978-2010)

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

asim.jpgPlease join us in celebrating the life of Asim Butt – an artist, activist, and friend who enriched our lives with his talent, wit, and irrepressible spirit.

If you’d like to say a few words about Asim or share memories, videos or photographs, please let us know before Monday so that we can accommodate as many people as possible.

In Complete Solidarity!

T2F: mariam@peaceniche.org
Citizens Archive of Pakistan: citizensarchive@gmail.com

Date: Monday, 18th January, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm
Venue: PeaceNiche | T2F
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Bindiya Chamkay Gi

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Join us at T2F for a screening of Bindiya Chamkay Gi and a discussion on gender issues

Sunday, 17th January 2010 | 6:30 pm

Bindiya Chamkay Gi is a short documentary-narrative focusing on the life of Bindiya Rana – an outspoken member of the Khwaja Sira (or Hijra) Community in Karachi. The film traces a day in her life and portrays the legal, social and cultural challenges that her community faces in present-day Pakistan. Bindiya Chamkay Gi is Ragni Kidvai’s first complete film, and is part of an academic thesis-project focusing on the Khwaja Sira Community in Karachi.

After the screening, Bindiya will talk about her new organization, GIA, and the work they are doing in the areas of transgender rights and social justice.

ragni.jpgAbout Ragni Kidvai

Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Ragni Kidvai has been politically active from an early age. Starting with a high school internship at a video-production house, she has been using the media as a tool for social justice work ever since. Ragni went to Hampshire College in the US to study Political Philosophy with a focus on Identity Politics and Video Production. Ragni now lives and works in New York.

Date: Sunday, 17th January, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm
Minimum Donation: Anything you like. Please support our vision of intellectual poverty alleviation by donating generously.
Venue: PeaceNiche | T2F
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Seats are limited and will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. No reservations.

Digital Sorcery

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Join us at T2F for a peek inside the world of Animation, Visual Effects and Multishot Photography

Saturday, 16th January 2010 | 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

animation.jpgAnimation and Visual Effects is arguably the most rapidly evolving industry in the world. From Star Wars to Avatar, visual effects have come a long way. This fascinating session, conducted by Rehan Zia will demonstrate how computer generated characters and visual effects are combined seamlessly with live action film footage to take you through magical environments, realms of mystical creatures, and the ends of space.

Digital Multishot Photography techniques and their application to computer generated images will also be discussed.

About Rehan Zia

Rehan Zia is an amateur photographer and Demonstrator in Computer Animation and Digital Effects at the prestigious National Centre for Computer Animation, Bournemouth University, U.K. He was responsible for establishing and heading the Department of Media Studies at Iqra University before leaving for the UK to pursue a Masters in Digital Effects. He is also a moderator for www.cgexpanse.com, the Pakistani Digital Artists Forum.

Rehan is starting his PhD (By Practice) in the same discipline and wants to contribute as much as possible to academia and the local industry during the course of his research.

Date: Saturday, 16th January, 2010
Time: 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Minimum Donation: Anything you like. Please support our vision of intellectual poverty alleviation by donating generously.
Venue: PeaceNiche | T2F
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Seats are limited and will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. No reservations.

Forced Gridlock

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Join us at Faraar for an exhibition of works by Sophiya Khwaja

Opening Date: Friday, 15th Jan 2010 | 5:30 pm

sophiyakhwaja.jpg“My work deals with unwelcome external interferences in an individual’s everyday life. More recently, these interferences have evolved into those of a rigid, frustrated society that is found flourishing within our permanently gridlocked political and economic system. Through my work, I illustrate the individual’s varying reactions to these interferences, where these reactions range from acceptance to disconnection and even rejection”.
Sophiya Khwaja

Born and raised in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sophiya attended the National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore, where she selected Printmaking as her field of choice. After three years of intensive etching, she pursued a two year Printmaking Masters program at the renowned Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) that she attended on a Fulbright Scholarship awarded in 2004. Her focus through the duration of her MFA at RISD was also primarily on etching.

Back from RISD, Sophiya now resides in Islamabad, Pakistan, with her husband and is currently exhibiting work both in Pakistan and the United States. She is also a visiting professor of Printmaking at NCA.

This exhibition marks the inauguration of “Faraar”, a new PeaceNiche project created especially to showcase the work of emerging artists, designers, and photographers.

The exhibition will continue until Sunday 31st January 2010.

Opening Date: Friday, 15th January, 2010
Time: 5:30 pm
Venue: PeaceNiche | T2F
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Participatory Rural Development in Pakistan

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Join OUP and T2F for an Evening with Mahmood Hasan Khan

Sunday, 3rd January 2010 | 6:00 pm

prdp.jpgThe nine Rural Support Programs featured in Mahmood Hasan Khan’s book have helped organise over a million rural households into participatory organizations with nearly two million members. Discover the stories of ordinary men and woman who have made a demonstrable difference in their communities through participatory rural support programs.

About Mahmood Hasan Khan

Mahmood Hasan Khan is Emeritus Professor of Economics at Simon Fraser University in Canada. He has been a keen student and researcher of different aspects of agricultural and rural development, particularly in Pakistan, for over 40 years. The author has published thirty-five articles in professional journals and seven books, and co-authored five books. His well-known titles are: The Role of Agriculture in Economic Development (1966); The Economics of the Green Revolution in Pakistan (1975); Underdevelopment and Agrarian Structure in Pakistan (1981); Climbing the Development Ladder (1998); and Agriculture in Pakistan (2006). Mahmood Hasan Khan has worked as a consultant for international organisations, including OECD, ILO, FAO, IMF, UNDP, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and Islamic Development Bank, and several public and private sector organisations in and outside Pakistan.

This event is brought to you by Oxford University Press

Date: Sunday, 3rd January, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: PeaceNiche | T2F
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Seats are limited and will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. No reservations.

The Long Partition

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Join OUP and T2F for an Evening with Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar

Friday, 1st January 2010 | 6:00 pm

“By the Long Partition my purpose is to emphasize that 1947 was only the beginning of what was necessarily a long, drawn-out process of dividing a territory and its people into two distinct nation-states. Although there has been a lot of argument over why partition took place, we have not paid enough attention to understanding the historical process of partitioning itself.”

Join us at T2F to find out more about Vazira’s views on the making of modern South Asia

About Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar

vazira.jpgVazira is interested in cross-border and interdisciplinary histories for rethinking a divided South Asia, as well as the politics of violence and its impact on history-writing itself. Her first book, The Long Partition and the Making of Modern South Asia: Refugees, Boundaries, Histories, was published by Columbia University Press in 2007, and Indian and Pakistani editions of the book came out in 2008. At present she is working on the history of archaeology on the northwest frontier of British India, on the borderlands with Afghanistan, and her two sons are globe-trotting with her to archives in South Asia and Britain.

Zamindar moved from the Netherlands to Brown in 2006, and teaches courses in the history of colonialism and nationalism in South Asia, including the Partition of 1947 and Gandhi.

This event is brought to you by Oxford University Press

Date: Friday, 1st January, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: PeaceNiche | T2F
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Seats are limited and will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. No reservations.

Science Ka Adda: Humans in the Cosmos

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Join us at T2F as we explore how 400 years of telescopes have changed the way we look at ourselves

Tuesday, 22nd December 2009 | 6:30 pm

iya_logo_thumb.jpgThere is perhaps no instrument other than the telescope that has so changed fundamental perceptions about humanity and its place in the universe. Galileo, 400 years ago, pointed his telescope skywards and saw an imperfect universe – with blotches on the Sun and craters on the Moon. But his telescope also opened up a universe of objects invisible to the naked eye – such as the moons of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn. This was only the start of our journey. Since the time of Galileo, our telescopes have unveiled newborn stars shrouded in gas and dust, planets around other stars, gaseous nebulae containing the building blocks of life, comets crashing into planets, and a universe consisting of hundreds of billions of galaxies.

In this exciting Science Ka Adda session, Salman Hameed will highlight key discoveries, from Galileo and Herschel to the Palomar Observatory and the current Hubble Space Telescope, that have had the biggest impact on the way we look at ourselves and construct our place in the universe.

About Salman Hameed

salman_hameed.jpgSalman Hameed is an astronomer and Assistant Professor of Integrated Science and Humanities at Hampshire College, Massachusetts. Currently, he is working on understanding the rise of creationism in the contemporary Islamic world and how Muslims view the relationship between science and religion. He is also working with historian Tracy Leavelle at Creighton University to analyze reconciliation efforts between astronomers and Native Hawaiians over telescopes on top of sacred Mauna Kea in Hawaii. His astronomy research focuses on star formation in spiral galaxies. He has taught “History and Philosophy of Science & Religion” with philosopher Laura Sizer, “Science in the Islamic World” and astronomy courses such as “Introduction to Astrophysics” and “Search for Life in the Universe”.

Visit Salman’s Science & Religion Blog: Irtiqa

Date: Tuesday, 22nd December, 2009
Time: 6:30 pm
Minimum Donation: Anything you like. Please support our vision of intellectual poverty alleviation by donating generously.
Venue: PeaceNiche | T2F
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Seats are limited and will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. No reservations.

Careers 2.0

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

careers2.0.jpgCareers 2.0 is a youth oriented conference with a unique take on career development.

A full day event on August 11th 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in Karachi, Careers 2.0 will use stimulating panel discussions, thought-provoking dialogue and highly interactive sessions to bring about a revolution in the learning culture of our youth. This is a great platform to learn about new career trends, emerging industries and build rapport with industry leaders.

From resume writing and interviewing skills to career development tips and insights on starting your own business, Careers 2.0 has it all.

Some of the speakers at the event will be:

  • Syed Mustafa Kamal – City Nazim Karachi
  • Tanvir Haque – Former Head of MBA & Graduate Recruitment at SCB
  • Sabeen Mahmud – COO, b.i.t.s. and Director, PeaceNiche
  • Adnan Asdar – CEO, Multinet Pakistan
  • Rahila Narejo – CEO, Narejo Human Resources
  • Aun Rahman – Director, Acumen Fund Pakistan
  • Nadeem Baig – Director of HR, EMAAR Malls Group
  • Saleem Qureshi – President / COO, HireLabs
  • Salman Abedin – Director Strategic Planning, Starcrest
  • Hassan Bin Rizwan – CEO Prymus Technologies

More Information
Careers 2.0 Website
Careers 2.0 Facebook Page


PeaceNiche is happy to be a Networking Partner for Careers 2.0


T2F Presents Tina Sani – Live in Concert at Indus Valley School

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

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Har Taan Hae Deepak

The inimitable Tina Sani invites you to an evening of eastern music, in support of PeaceNiche and T2F.

Message from TinaDate: 17th April 2009
Time: 9:00 pm
Venue: Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture [Map]
Phone: 0300-823-0276
E-mail: sabeen@t2f.biz
Tickets: Rs. 1,000 per person
Available at Agha’s Supermarket, Nando’s (Clifton), Espresso (Kh-e-Shahbaz), Indus Valley School &
Naheed Store

Since you’re bound to get hungry at some point, Nando’s will be standing by to feed you. Buy lots of food from them as they are graciously donating 50% of their proceeds to T2F. They’re also throwing in a free Rs. 200 dine-in voucher with every meal. Thank you Nando’s :)


This event is part of the T2F: Renaissance Fundraising Series. For more information about our work, please explore our website. We are grateful to Jang Group, Geo Television Network, Radio 1 FM 91, Nando’s and IVS for their support.

Schedule of T2F Events at the Shanaakht Festival 2009

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

THE SHANAAKHT FESTIVAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO A VIOLENT ATTACK BY POLITICAL PARTY WORKERS.
Dawn Report | Dawn Editorial

We will try to take some of these events on the road or hold them at T2F v2.0 when it is ready.

Wednesday April 8

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The Elephant in the Subcontinent: Conversations in India and Pakistan featuring Ethan Casey


Thursday April 9

7:00 pm
Sheereenié Guftar: A selection of prose and poetry that highlights the sweetness of the Urdu language, presented by Irfan Sattar

7:45 pm
Unforgettable Cricket Memories: A slideshow of rare images presented by Iqbal Munir and Saad Shafqat


Friday April 10

7:00 pm
Pakistani Poetry Over the Years, curated and presented by Asif Farrukhi and Zaheer Kidvai


Saturday April 11

3:00 pm

A Novel Experience: Readings and Conversation with the Shades of Prey team.
A Novel Experience is a collaborative writing project designed to energize and mentor young writers.

7:00 pm
One Man Theater Performance of Necropolis by Indian Theater Activist, Parnab Mukherjee

About Necropolis
Necropolis is a riveting photo-performance that provokes, angers, saddens and mesmerises …

Two men meet on the street. They have to make a deal. Or rather they want to make a deal. One has something to sell and the other needs something to buy. The Dealer is unsure what to peddle or whether he wants to peddle anything in the first place. The Client knows what he has to buy but does not know exactly how to. A cat and mouse game begins between these nameless, faceless, shapeshifters who have to make a transaction which they are not sure why they would make.

8:00 pm
Readings and Conversation with Nadeem Aslam, Author of Maps for Lost Lovers


Sunday April 12

12:00 Noon
Personal Histories: Mrs Zeerak Raziuddin and Professor Manzoor Zaidi

Mrs Zeerak Raziuddin
Daughter of the fabled Dr Ashraf ul Haq of Hyderabad, she was the niece of Shahid Ahmad Dehlavi and played in the lap of Josh as a child. She was one of the first women to drive a car in Karachi, open a boutique, run a business and make a film.

Professor Manzoor Zaidi
One of the leading physicians in the city, Dr. Zaidi headed the Radiotherapy unit at the JPMC. As a young medical student, he vividly recalls the September 47 riots in Karachi and the transition from Delhi.

3:00 pm

A Novel Experience: Readings and Conversation with the Shades of Prey team.
A Novel Experience is a collaborative writing project designed to energize and mentor young writers.

6:00 pm
Mushaera featuring leading Urdu poets from Karachi


On All Days

Mauj, a collective that uses open technology for art, culture and empowerment, will interpret the theme of identity in different projects using helium balloons, a collaborative cellphone photo project with Amsterdam called City Ragas, sounds of Karachi bus conductors and more …

Art Activities for School Children


Thank you CAP for providing T2F with a space at the Karachi Arts Council from the 8th – 12th of April 2009.

A Message from Tina Sani

Monday, March 16th, 2009

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Tina Sani Live in Concert

T2F: Renaissance – Qavvaali featuring Fareed Ayaz

Monday, March 16th, 2009

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fareedandabu.jpgJoin us for an evening of devotional music as we pay tribute to legendary Sufi poets and thinkers, ranging from Hazrat Amir Khusrau to Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi. Fareed Ayaz and Brothers belong to the 705 year old “Qavvaal Bachon Ka Gharana” of Delhi. They are the sons of the legendary Munshi Raziuddin and are internationally acclaimed as being amongst the finest qavvaals of the sub-continent.

This event is part of the T2F: Renaissance Fundraising Series. We are grateful to Fareed Ayaz and Abu Mohammad, IVS, Jang Group, Geo Television Network, and Radio 1 FM 91 for their support.

Date: Saturday, 28th March 2009
Time: 9:00 pm
Venue: Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture [Map]
Minimum Donation: Rs. 500

Passes are available at T2F and will also be available at IVS on the day of the performance

Desi Apple User Group Meetup

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Join us at T2F for the launch of the Desi Apple User Group
Friday, 13th March 2009 | 7:00 pm

daug.gifThe Desi Apple User Group [DAUG] is a community based in Karachi, for people who use Apple products or are thinking of switching.

At DAUG Meetups, you’ll get to hang out with savvy Apple users, check out new products, sign up for workshops, and share useful tips and tricks to get the most out of your Mac, iPod or iPhone.

There used to be a joke, back in the day, that Apple used to make cool new products just so they could launch a t-shirt. In keeping with the tradition, we will have funky DAUG t-shirts available so be sure to bring Rs. 300 to buy a tee.

Note: Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system, iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.

Date: Friday 13th March, 2009
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: The Second Floor (T2F)
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Alive and Kicking: The March Music Series

Friday, March 6th, 2009
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A huge shout-out to Omar Bilal Akhtar of Aunty Disco Project for volunteering to organize this series of music fundraisers. A big, fat thank you also, to all the bands for their energy, enthusiasm, and support. You’re all amazing :)

7 on 3rd
March 6 2009 | 8:00 pm
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Rachel’s Plan B
March 12 2009 | 8:00 pm
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NO IDEA – Unplugged
March 14 2009 | 8:00 pm
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Spoonful
March 18 2009 | 8:00 pm

Flam
March 20 2009 | 8:00 pm

Open Mic Night
March 23 2009 | 8:00 pm

OBA’s Good Time Rock n Roll Band
March 27 2009 | 8:00 pm


Minimum Donation for Each Event: Rs. 250


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From Surgeon to Social Entrepreneur …

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

A Doctor’s Quest for Social Transformation in Pakistan
Sunday, 8th March 2009 | 6:00 pm

Naya Jeevan is a California-based, not-for-profit, social enterprise dedicated to rejuvenating the lives of low-income families throughout the emerging world by providing them with affordable access to catastrophic healthcare.

nayajeevan.gifNaya Jeevan was awarded 1st prize ($75,000) in the social entrepreneurship track of New York University Stern School of Business’ 2008 Business plan competition. In addition, Naya Jeevan has recently been selected as a 2009 Draper Richards fellow which is accompanied by a $100,000/year award for 3 years.

While markets continue to collapse and unemployment rates continue to rise, the real sufferers of this global economic downturn are lower-income workers and their spouses/children who are barely surviving within developing countries such as Pakistan. Living hand-to-mouth amidst rampant inflation and burgeoning medical expenses, they eke out an almost impossible existence. Any catastrophic medical event that is likely to occur (heart attack, trauma, infectious diseases such as malaria, TB, dengue fever etc) is guaranteed to throw them off the economic precipice into the abyss of generational poverty.

Join us at T2F for a conversation with Asher Hasan, CEO of Naya Jeevan and discover how his organization is making a sustainable difference in the lives of low-income families.

This event is brought to you by TiE Karachi.

Date: Sunday 8th March, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: The Second Floor (T2F)
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Cricket In Crisis

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Is Pakistan cricket doomed or will it be able to weather the storm?
Thursday, 19th Feb 2009 | 7:00 pm

osmanandsaad.jpgCricket has been Pakistan’s pride and passion. The country has produced players of the caliber of Hanif and Fazal, Imran and Miandad, Wasim and Inzi. It has notched some impressive wins, including a memorable World Cup in 1992 as well as famous Test and ODI victories around the cricketing globe. Yet all that now seems overshadowed by disappointments and controversies – doping scandals, embarrassing defeats, security fears and administrative mismanagement.

Join us for a conversation with cricket analysts Osman Samiuddin and Saad Shafqat to discuss the ongoing crisis and help find a way out of the mess. The discussion will be moderated by Ahmer Naqvi, DawnNews.

About Osman Samiuddin

Osman Samiuddin grew up in Saudi Arabia and completed university education in the UK. He began writing and reporting on cricket in 2002. As Pakistan editor of Cricinfo.com, cricket’s leading international website, he is recognized as the leading Pakistani voice in world cricket media. Osman’s writings have appeared in Wisden, The Wisden Cricketer, The Guardian, and The Wall Street Journal. His book on Pakistan cricket will be published later this year by HarperCollins.

About Saad Shafqat

A neurologist by profession, Saad Shafqat also devotes his energies to cricket writing. His articles have appeared in DAWN, Cricinfo, The Calcutta Times, and The Wisden Cricketer. Saad also co-authored Javed Miandad’s autobiography Cutting Edge, published by Oxford in 2003. His cricket column Reverse Swing appears fortnightly in DAWN Magazine.

Date: Thursday 19th February, 2009
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: The Second Floor (T2F)
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Seats are limited and will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. No reservations.

Celebrating Charles Darwin

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Join us at T2F’s Science Ka Adda as we explore Darwin’s Dangerous Idea
Thursday, 12th Feb 2009 | 7:00 pm

Darwin Day is a global celebration of science and reason held on the birthday anniversary of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin. This year marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth.

FILM SCREENING
EVOLUTION: DARWIN’S DANGEROUS IDEA
Narrated by Liam Neeson | Duration: 120 minutes

darwin.jpgFor 21 years, Charles Darwin kept his theory of evolution secret from all but a few friends. He confided to one: “It is like confessing to a murder.” His torment resonates in society today – in the challenge his incredibly powerful idea poses to our understanding of our world and ourselves. We interweave the drama in key moments of Darwin’s life with documentary sequences of current research, linking past to present and introducing major concepts of evolutionary theory. We also explore why Darwin’s “dangerous idea” matters perhaps even more today than it did in his own time, and how it conveys the power of science to explain the past and predict the future of life on earth.

Date: Thursday 12th February, 2009
Time: 7:00 pm
Minimum Donation: Rs. 50 (includes popcorn)
Venue: The Second Floor (T2F)
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Seats are limited and will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. No reservations.

Basharat Peer Reads from Curfewed Night

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

Meet Kashmiri Journalist and Author, Basharat Peer
Sunday, 8th Feb 2009 | 8:00 pm

curfewednight.jpgBasharat Peer was a teenager when the separatist movement exploded in Kashmir in 1989. Over the following years, countless young men, seduced by the romance of the militant, fuelled by feelings of injustice, crossed over the Line of Control to train in Pakistani army camps. Peer was sent off to boarding school in Aligarh to keep out of trouble. He finished college and became a journalist in Delhi. But Kashmir – angrier, more violent, more hopeless – was never far away.

In 2003, the young journalist left his job and returned to his homeland to search out the stories and the people which had haunted him. In Curfewed Night he draws a harrowing portrait of Kashmir and its people. Here are stories of a young man’s initiation into a Pakistani training camp; a mother who watches her son forced to hold an exploding bomb; a poet who finds religion when his entire family is killed. Of politicians living in refurbished torture chambers and former militants dreaming of discotheques; of idyllic villages rigged with landmines, temples which have become army bunkers, and ancient sufi shrines decapitated in bomb blasts. And here is finally the old story of the return home – and the discovery that there may not be any redemption in it.

Lyrical, spare, gutwrenching and intimate, Curfewed Night is a powerful and intensely moving debut.

‘Beautifully written, brutally honest and deeply hurtful.’ Khushwant Singh.

Curfewed Night will be available at T2F’s Bookshop and Basharat Peer will sign copies after the reading.

Date: Sunday 8th February, 2009
Time: 8:00 pm
Venue: The Second Floor (T2F)
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Seats are limited and will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. No reservations.

Mizraab – Live at T2F

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Mizraab is Back!
Saturday, 7th Feb 2009 | 9:00 pm

mizraab.jpgMizraab is Pakistan’s first and only progressive rock band, headed by the legendary Faraz Anwar and supported by Shahzad Naseem on Rhythm Guitar, Rahail Siddiqui on Bass, and Irfan Charlie on Drums.

Date: Saturday 7th February, 2009
Time: 9:00 pm
Minimum Donation: Rs. 300
Venue: The Second Floor (T2F)
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Seats are limited and will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. No reservations.


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