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

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Salima Hashmi with her father Faiz Ahmed Faiz, 1956

31/01/2024 GMT

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

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Salima Hashmi grew up with puppets and poetry, inspiring her own career in performance

Salima Hashmi grew up witnessing the radical poetry of her father Faiz. It inspired her own career in performance, creating Pakistani TV’s first ever political satire show.

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

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(Photo: Salima Hashmi with her father Faiz Ahmed Faiz, 1956. Credit: Faiz Foundation)

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