My father Faiz: Pakistan’s revolutionary poet, part 2

Lives Less Ordinary

English - June 30, 2024 23:30 - 40 minutes - 18.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 277 ratings
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Salima Hashmi is a pioneer of political satire on Pakistani TV. But after the dictator General Zia took power in the 1977 military coup, she faced new and dangerous challenges when her show was banned. It was a troubling time for Salima’s family but from exile, her father Faiz Ahmed Faiz wrote his most famous poem, Hum Dekhenge, a battle cry for liberation.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Archive from the Faiz Foundation

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