Morsels & Memories: Where Food Meets Story
Every dish tells a story. From childhood favorites to festive traditions, food carries memories of people, places and moments that stay with us long after the meal is over.
This session brings together food and storytelling to explore how flavors become memory, and how sharing a meal can become an act of connection. Join us for an evening of reflection, nostalgia, and conversation – where every morsel has a memory, and every memory has a story.
About the Speakers:
- Madiha Arsalan Haneef is a Professor of Literature, poet, avid traveler and creative consultant with 20+ years shaping education and cultural strategy for partners including USAID. Author of Bhadoon (2025) her next anthology is in waiting, she works at the intersection of language, memory, and institutional reform writing for leading newspapers like The News and The Friday Times. A faculty veteran of SZABIST and Hamdard, she brings a poet’s eye and believes every recipe is an archive, and every meal, a line of poetry.
- Syeda Yumna Hasany is a Development Consultant and seasoned Radio Broadcaster with a long-standing association with Radio Pakistan. As a RJ, host and broadcaster, she has conducted over 1,000 radio shows, engaging audiences on issues related to social development, arts, culture, and literature.
Beyond broadcasting, Yumna serves as a mentor with Project G4G Pakistan, an initiative founded by Harvard graduates in 2017 that empowers young women with the confidence, vision and skills needed for leadership roles.
Yumna holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Governance from the Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, supported by the prestigious Australia Awards Scholarship. Drawing on her academic training and international exposure, she currently teaches Globalisation and Development at Iqra University, Islamabad, where she mentors students and bridges theory with real-world development practice.
This session is free and open to all. Just visit the venue to attend it.
The Black Hole
Plot 5H, Street 100, G-11/3, Islamabad.
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