With details of March events and more. Tickets can be purchased now:
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Mehdi Hasan In Conversation with
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi
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Famous for his work as a
senior political editor and presenter for Al Jazeera, Mehdi Hasan
has gained a reputation for his hard-hitting and
thought-provoking interviews on politics, international relations
and current events.
He is widely recognised as
one of the key voices in political journalism, leading him to
Washington D.C., where he worked for Al Jazeera, The Intercept
and as a presenter of UpFront and Head-to-Head. More recently,
his insightful reporting has resulted in the launch of The Mehdi
Hasan Show, where he gives a deeper context for politics in our
society. Mehdi has been named one of The 100 Most Influential
Britons on Twitter and featured in the annual global list of The
500 Most Influential Muslims in the World.
Now? He’s
coming to Bradford for an in conversation with Sayeeda Warsi to
celebrate the release of his book Win Every Argument. Last few tickets
remaining, so don’t miss this exclusive event on Saturday, 11 March
2023 at Waterstones,
Bradford as Hasan discusses his new book and
delves into debate, persuasion and public speaking.
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Mehdi Hasan
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Mehdi
Hasan is an award-winning British-American
journalist, anchor and author. He is the host of The
Mehdi Hasan Show, which airs on both MSNBC and NBC’s
streaming channel Peacock. Hasan is a former
columnist and podcaster at The Intercept, and his
op-eds have also appeared in The New York Times and
The Washington Post. He was formerly the political
editor of The New Statesman and Win Every
Argument is his second book.
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Baroness Sayeeda Warsi
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Baroness
Sayeeda Warsi, Britain’s first Muslim Cabinet
minister, is also a lawyer, businesswoman and racial
justice campaigner. She served as Chairman of the
Conservative Party, in the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office, and as Minister for Faith and Communities. In
the summer of 2014 she resigned from government,
citing its morally indefensible policy on Gaza.
Sayeeda is author of The Enemy Within
and A
Tale of Muslim Britain.
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2023 Programme Coming Soon
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Bradford
Literature Festival is back from 23 June – 2 July 2023.
Expect 500+
events over 10 days, including festival favourites like our
annual walking tours, Poetry with a Punch, Lyrical Mehfil and the
mesmerising Sufiana Kalaam.
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Every
year, we distribute up to 25,000 printed
programmes to ensure that everyone can take
part in Bradford Literature Festival.
The
programme not only lists every one of our 500
events and 1,000 authors and artists, it also
contains everything you need to know about
booking tickets, finding venues, and attending
the festival.
To order your own printed programme
simply follow the link below. Mailed copies
will arrive in April 2023.
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World Book Day School
Event with Sir Lenny Henry
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As
part of our year-round Education Programme,
we’re hosting a World Book Day celebration
where we'll be joined by Sir
Lenny Henry, MC
Grammar and Sophy
Henn at The Alhambra Theatre in
Bradford.
This schools-only event is now sold
out. Read all about it via BBC News. Don’t miss out on
future events, follow the link below to
register to our 2023 Education Programme.
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Come Work with Us
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Full
time contract: April - July 2023
We’re
hiring a Volunteer Manager to spearhead our
volunteer programme and manage communications
over the course of the festival.
Applications close on 28 February 2023.
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Full
time contract: April - July 2023
We’re
looking for a Box Office Manager to head up a
team of box office staff and help manage the
digital upload of festival events to the box
office platform.
Applications close on 28 February 2023.
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Copyright © 2023 Bradford Literature
Festival, All rights reserved.
Our
mailing address is:
Bradford Literature Festival
University of Bradford
Richmond Road
Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP
United Kingdom
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