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World Service,31 Jan 2024,40 mins

My father Faiz: Pakistan’s revolutionary poet, part 1

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Salima Hashmi grew up in Lahore witnessing the radical poetry of her celebrated father, Faiz Ahmed Faiz. It inspired her own path into art and performance, creating Pakistani TV’s first ever political satire show, Such Gup. Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Producer: Maryam Maruf Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 (Photo: Salima Hashmi with her father Faiz Ahmed Faiz, 1956. Credit: Faiz Foundation)

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