Following a global outcry she and her fellow activists have now arrived safely in Istanbul, severely bruised but unbowed. She will be telling her story @JLFLitfest London at 15.00 on Saturday, 6th June.

The story of zero, al-Khwarizmi (algorithm) and al-jabra (algebra). The man who translated Aryabhatta and Brahmagupta and eventually popularized by Fibonacci in Pisa and then Leonardo da Vinci. @DalrympleWill @JLFLitfest

I was delighted to be at #JLFLitfest at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social in June to interview writer #BanuMushtaq and translator #DeepaBhasthi about #HeartLamp, winner of the International BookerPrize 2025: publ by #AndOtherStories The conversation is available online:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxYr...

I'll be in London on Sunday @britishlibrary for @JLFLitfest to discuss living better with nature with the excellent @RogerHighfield and Siddarth Shrikanth

Hopeful takeaway from @JLFLitfest discussion on #Afghanistan: there WILL be change to the situation of #women but "it will take time", said @saadmohseni.bsky.social . Key insights from Lyse Doucet and Christina Lamb

I'm speaking at the 10th @JLFLitfest London at @britishlibrary next Sunday. Do join me!
https://www.bl.uk/events/jlf-jaipur-literature-festival-at-the-british-library

Delighted to be interviewing Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi about Heart Lamp, winner of the 2025 International @thebookerprizes.bsky.social at @britishlibrary.bsky.social on Sat 14 June at 1.45pm #jlflondon #jlflondonatbritishlibrary2025 #jlflitfest All welcome. jlflitfest.org/london/sched...

#JLFLitfest at Asia Society schedule highlights! Don't miss filmmaker Shekhar Kapur in conversation with @sreenet.bsky.social on his multi-faceted career journey, and Sanjoy K. Roy's discussion with acclaimed translator of Kabir, Linda Hess.

Learn more: asiasociety.org/new-york/eve...