MACFEST: Winner of the Queen’s Volunteer Award

by Qaisra Shahraz | Jul 25, 2021 | Events & News, News, News, Press, News,Articles

We are delighted to announce that MACFEST is one of the winners of the prestigious 2021 Queen’s Award for Voluntary ServiceMany congratulations to Qaisra Shahraz MBE, our founder and executive director and our big Mac Fest team on this awardWe have been chosen for...

Qaisra is delighted to announce that MACFEST is the winner of the 2021 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service!

by Qaisra Shahraz | Jul 23, 2021 | MACFEST, News, News, Press, News,Articles

We are delighted to announce that MACFEST is one of the winners of the prestigious 2021 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service Many congratulations to Qaisra Shahraz MBE, our founder and executive director and our big Mac Fest team on this award We have been chosen...

Buckingham Palace – London – 21st May – Queen’s Garden Party.

by Qaisra Shahraz | Jun 3, 2019 | Blog, News, News, Press, News,Articles

It was a pleasure to attend the Queen’s garden party and see this marvellous monarch of ours. An amazing woman!It was an honour to be invited to the Queen’s garden party for my work for MACFEST & contribution to society alongside hundreds other people...

Gulberg Government College for Women

by Qaisra Shahraz | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog, News, News, Previous events

Last week Qaisra visited Gulberg Government College for Women. In the session entitled ‘ Building cultural bridges through Literature’ I talked on various topics, my novels.the distraction by social media on my writing life. women’s rights, feminism,...

Spreading honey at Lahore – Government College University

by Qaisra Shahraz | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog, Events & News, Miscellaneous, News, News, Press, News,Articles, Previous events, Travels

Last week Qaisra had the pleasure of visiting my father’s former college, visiting the English Language and literature department. “My visit to Government College for Women, Gulberg. I had a wonderful time at this college. – the staff and students...

Storytelling and Global Futures – Lancaster University

by Qaisra Shahraz | Jan 14, 2018 | Events & News, News, News, Previous events

  Storytelling and Global Futures The next in a series of Global Futures events ‘exploring burning questions for global society’: Storytelling and Global Futures Tuesday 9 January 2018, 4pm-6pm+ in LECC Training Rooms 1 & 2  Why should we care about arts,...