Telling Our Stories – Literary Currents at ThinkFest 2026

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Ayza Khan explores the undercurrents of literary and cultural resistance at the ninth iteration of Afkar-e-Taza ThinkFest held in Lahore.

This article places the EWA panel at ThinkFest 2026 in the context of other literary-oriented events focused on forms of resistance. Ayza Khan writes:

“Preservation as resistance led me to the launch of Editing Women in the Archives Handbook, a Teesside University and Pakistan Association for Women Publishers and Editors (PAWPE) collaboration, which aims to share insights into the process of obtaining and maintaining an archive of women’s literature and reflections on the challenges faced. The panellists consisted of people attached to the project and handbook; Madeline Clements of Teesside University, Mehvash Amin of The Aleph Review and Neelam Hussain of Simorgh, a women’s resource and publication centre. The panel was moderated by Hassan Tahir Latif (The Aleph Review and The Peepul Press) and joining the conversation was Dr Waseem Anwar of ICPWE at Kinnaird College for Women. Not present, but central to the Handbook are researchers Hira Azmat, Veera Rustomji, Tazeen Hussain and Mahnoor Jalal.”

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