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And so, the 11th chapter of Bradford Literature Festival comes to an end.
752 events, 524 artists, and 187,366 attendees.
Thank you to our sponsors and partners, the artists, the staff and volunteers who made it all happen, and all of you who made this year unforgettable. #bradfordlitfest
752 events, 524 artists, and 187,366 attendees.
Thank you to our sponsors and partners, the artists, the staff and volunteers who made it all happen, and all of you who made this year unforgettable. #bradfordlitfest
Join Adeel Hashmi, Mira Hashmi, and Priti Kaur for a celebration of Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s life and legacy, made in partnership with British Council.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCKKIqzbA14
#BradfordLitFest #FaizAhmedFaiz #UrduPoetry #GhazalNight #LivePerformance
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCKKIqzbA14
#BradfordLitFest #FaizAhmedFaiz #UrduPoetry #GhazalNight #LivePerformance
December 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Join Adeel Hashmi, Mira Hashmi, and Priti Kaur for a celebration of Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s life and legacy, made in partnership with British Council.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCKKIqzbA14
#BradfordLitFest #FaizAhmedFaiz #UrduPoetry #GhazalNight #LivePerformance
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCKKIqzbA14
#BradfordLitFest #FaizAhmedFaiz #UrduPoetry #GhazalNight #LivePerformance
The world's pre-eminent photographer of the Muslim world, Peter Sanders, discusses ‘The Art of Integration’. Watch the full discussion on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel
🔗: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIlSr68wXy0
#PeterSanders #IslamicPhotography #MuslimHeritage #Islam #BradfordLitFest
🔗: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIlSr68wXy0
#PeterSanders #IslamicPhotography #MuslimHeritage #Islam #BradfordLitFest
December 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The world's pre-eminent photographer of the Muslim world, Peter Sanders, discusses ‘The Art of Integration’. Watch the full discussion on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel
🔗: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIlSr68wXy0
#PeterSanders #IslamicPhotography #MuslimHeritage #Islam #BradfordLitFest
🔗: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIlSr68wXy0
#PeterSanders #IslamicPhotography #MuslimHeritage #Islam #BradfordLitFest
Burhan Sönmez, Tasneem Chopra and Peg Alexander discuss what does freedom of expression mean in 2025? From hate speech and identity politics to digital censorship and protest bans.
🔗 : https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #FreeSpeech #FreedomofExpression #digitalcensorship
🔗 : https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #FreeSpeech #FreedomofExpression #digitalcensorship
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Burhan Sönmez, Tasneem Chopra and Peg Alexander discuss what does freedom of expression mean in 2025? From hate speech and identity politics to digital censorship and protest bans.
🔗 : https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #FreeSpeech #FreedomofExpression #digitalcensorship
🔗 : https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #FreeSpeech #FreedomofExpression #digitalcensorship
Watch the full discussion with beloved actor, comedian, writer and television presenter, Griff Rhys Jones and Saeed Khan on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
#GriffRhysJones #BritishComedy #UKTelevision #BradfordLitFest
#GriffRhysJones #BritishComedy #UKTelevision #BradfordLitFest
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Watch the full discussion with beloved actor, comedian, writer and television presenter, Griff Rhys Jones and Saeed Khan on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
#GriffRhysJones #BritishComedy #UKTelevision #BradfordLitFest
#GriffRhysJones #BritishComedy #UKTelevision #BradfordLitFest
Watch the discussion on the St. Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology with Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, Dr Alexander Wain, and Dr Brendan Wolfe, now live.
🔗: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1uaGAbhcf8
#Theology #Islam #IslamicTheology #ChristianTheology #Christianity #BradfordLitFest
🔗: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1uaGAbhcf8
#Theology #Islam #IslamicTheology #ChristianTheology #Christianity #BradfordLitFest
December 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Watch the discussion on the St. Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology with Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, Dr Alexander Wain, and Dr Brendan Wolfe, now live.
🔗: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1uaGAbhcf8
#Theology #Islam #IslamicTheology #ChristianTheology #Christianity #BradfordLitFest
🔗: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1uaGAbhcf8
#Theology #Islam #IslamicTheology #ChristianTheology #Christianity #BradfordLitFest
Every year Bradford Literature Festival has hundreds of volunteers to help us deliver the UK’s most diverse and inclusive literature festival.
Sign up below to be contacted about volunteering:
https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/get-involved/volunteer/
#InternationalVolunteersDay
Sign up below to be contacted about volunteering:
https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/get-involved/volunteer/
#InternationalVolunteersDay
December 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Every year Bradford Literature Festival has hundreds of volunteers to help us deliver the UK’s most diverse and inclusive literature festival.
Sign up below to be contacted about volunteering:
https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/get-involved/volunteer/
#InternationalVolunteersDay
Sign up below to be contacted about volunteering:
https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/get-involved/volunteer/
#InternationalVolunteersDay
A huge congratulations to Ruby Wax on her time in the I'm a Celebrity jungle. We loved welcoming her to our 2024 festival, and we hope her experience with us was far more appetising than anything she faced in the Bushtucker trials. 🫣
#RubyWax #ImACeleb #TeamRuby #BradfordLitFest
#RubyWax #ImACeleb #TeamRuby #BradfordLitFest
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A huge congratulations to Ruby Wax on her time in the I'm a Celebrity jungle. We loved welcoming her to our 2024 festival, and we hope her experience with us was far more appetising than anything she faced in the Bushtucker trials. 🫣
#RubyWax #ImACeleb #TeamRuby #BradfordLitFest
#RubyWax #ImACeleb #TeamRuby #BradfordLitFest
The full discussion of the Heavenly Shadhili Wisdom with Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi is live on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grxC9yfrKr0
#Shadhili #Sufism #IslamicSpirituality #MuhammadAlYaqoubi #Islam
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grxC9yfrKr0
#Shadhili #Sufism #IslamicSpirituality #MuhammadAlYaqoubi #Islam
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The full discussion of the Heavenly Shadhili Wisdom with Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi is live on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grxC9yfrKr0
#Shadhili #Sufism #IslamicSpirituality #MuhammadAlYaqoubi #Islam
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grxC9yfrKr0
#Shadhili #Sufism #IslamicSpirituality #MuhammadAlYaqoubi #Islam
Watch the full Rumi Lecture with Dr Bilal Kuşpınar on the Bradford Literature Festival YouTube channel. Made in partnership with the Yunus Emrie Institute.
#Rumi #SufiPoetry #PersianLiterature #SpiritualWisdom #Bradford Lit fest #RumiQuotes
#Rumi #SufiPoetry #PersianLiterature #SpiritualWisdom #Bradford Lit fest #RumiQuotes
November 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Watch the full Rumi Lecture with Dr Bilal Kuşpınar on the Bradford Literature Festival YouTube channel. Made in partnership with the Yunus Emrie Institute.
#Rumi #SufiPoetry #PersianLiterature #SpiritualWisdom #Bradford Lit fest #RumiQuotes
#Rumi #SufiPoetry #PersianLiterature #SpiritualWisdom #Bradford Lit fest #RumiQuotes
Naz Shah, Miqdaad Versi, Tasneem Chopra and Saeed khan discuss how Islamophobia is being mobilised today in the UK and across the globe.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Islamophobia
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Islamophobia
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Naz Shah, Miqdaad Versi, Tasneem Chopra and Saeed khan discuss how Islamophobia is being mobilised today in the UK and across the globe.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Islamophobia
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Islamophobia
“This label, ADHD, is a label that opens up my universe.” Dr Alex Conner, host of The ADHD Adults podcast, discusses everything ADHD and how to live with it. Watch the full video on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
#ADHD #ADHDAwareness #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth #ADHDCommunity
#ADHD #ADHDAwareness #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth #ADHDCommunity
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“This label, ADHD, is a label that opens up my universe.” Dr Alex Conner, host of The ADHD Adults podcast, discusses everything ADHD and how to live with it. Watch the full video on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
#ADHD #ADHDAwareness #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth #ADHDCommunity
#ADHD #ADHDAwareness #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth #ADHDCommunity
“The origin of all racism is Christian Europe.” Watch the full discussion with Rachel Shabi and Remona Aly on her novel The Truth about Antisemitism, on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
#Judaism #RachelShabi #Antisemitism #BradfordLitFest #Jewish
#Judaism #RachelShabi #Antisemitism #BradfordLitFest #Jewish
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
“The origin of all racism is Christian Europe.” Watch the full discussion with Rachel Shabi and Remona Aly on her novel The Truth about Antisemitism, on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
#Judaism #RachelShabi #Antisemitism #BradfordLitFest #Jewish
#Judaism #RachelShabi #Antisemitism #BradfordLitFest #Jewish
Shaykh Dr Ahmed Saad Al-Azhari joins us to launch Parables from the Qur’an, the much-anticipated follow-up to Contemplating the Qur’an.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Muslim #Quran
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Muslim #Quran
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Shaykh Dr Ahmed Saad Al-Azhari joins us to launch Parables from the Qur’an, the much-anticipated follow-up to Contemplating the Qur’an.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Muslim #Quran
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Islam #Muslim #Quran
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, President of Zaytuna College, discusses Thomas Cleary, depression, mistranslations and teachings from Cleary’s translation of the Quran. Watch the full lecture on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel.
#Islam #Quran #QuranTranslation #HamzaYusuf #ThomasCleary
#Islam #Quran #QuranTranslation #HamzaYusuf #ThomasCleary
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, President of Zaytuna College, discusses Thomas Cleary, depression, mistranslations and teachings from Cleary’s translation of the Quran. Watch the full lecture on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel.
#Islam #Quran #QuranTranslation #HamzaYusuf #ThomasCleary
#Islam #Quran #QuranTranslation #HamzaYusuf #ThomasCleary
“All the prophets came down and prayed at this spot.” Watch the full discussion with Dr Adnan Adas on The Evolving Architecture of Makkah on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel.
#Makkah #Mecca #MasjidAlHaram #Islam #SaudiArabia
#Makkah #Mecca #MasjidAlHaram #Islam #SaudiArabia
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“All the prophets came down and prayed at this spot.” Watch the full discussion with Dr Adnan Adas on The Evolving Architecture of Makkah on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel.
#Makkah #Mecca #MasjidAlHaram #Islam #SaudiArabia
#Makkah #Mecca #MasjidAlHaram #Islam #SaudiArabia
Book now for BLF’s Education Programme 24 June - 10 July 2026. Live shows and workshops with writers, poets, scientists and historians, all curriculum linked. Free for non-fee-paying schools and home educators across the North: https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/education-programme/
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Book now for BLF’s Education Programme 24 June - 10 July 2026. Live shows and workshops with writers, poets, scientists and historians, all curriculum linked. Free for non-fee-paying schools and home educators across the North: https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/education-programme/
Will Europe stand firm as a force for democracy and stability, or splinter under pressure? Explore the power struggles and global forces that are redefining Europe.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Europe #EU
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Europe #EU
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Will Europe stand firm as a force for democracy and stability, or splinter under pressure? Explore the power struggles and global forces that are redefining Europe.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Europe #EU
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Europe #EU
“Where is the responsibility of the UK in this problem?” Dr H. A. Hellyer, Salman Shaikh and Lubna Masarwa reflect on the War in the Middle East and the future of Gaza. Watch the full discussion on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel.
#MiddleEastConflict #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #BradfordLitFest
#MiddleEastConflict #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #BradfordLitFest
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“Where is the responsibility of the UK in this problem?” Dr H. A. Hellyer, Salman Shaikh and Lubna Masarwa reflect on the War in the Middle East and the future of Gaza. Watch the full discussion on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel.
#MiddleEastConflict #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #BradfordLitFest
#MiddleEastConflict #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #BradfordLitFest
Welcome to Yorkshire have written an article as we have been shortlisted for The Yorkshire Post’s Event of the Year. Read here:
https://www.yorkshire.com/visitor-economy-news/bradford-literature-festival-is-finalist-in-regional-awards/
#BradfordLitFest #WelcomeToYorkshire #Yorkshire #YorkshireEvents
https://www.yorkshire.com/visitor-economy-news/bradford-literature-festival-is-finalist-in-regional-awards/
#BradfordLitFest #WelcomeToYorkshire #Yorkshire #YorkshireEvents
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Welcome to Yorkshire have written an article as we have been shortlisted for The Yorkshire Post’s Event of the Year. Read here:
https://www.yorkshire.com/visitor-economy-news/bradford-literature-festival-is-finalist-in-regional-awards/
#BradfordLitFest #WelcomeToYorkshire #Yorkshire #YorkshireEvents
https://www.yorkshire.com/visitor-economy-news/bradford-literature-festival-is-finalist-in-regional-awards/
#BradfordLitFest #WelcomeToYorkshire #Yorkshire #YorkshireEvents
AI and Faith have published an article reflecting on our BLF2025 event AI and Religious Authority: When Machines Preach, Who Leads?
The panel explored how AI is entering spaces once reserved for spiritual guidance.
Read more: https://aiandfaith.org/insights/enchanted-by-ai/
The panel explored how AI is entering spaces once reserved for spiritual guidance.
Read more: https://aiandfaith.org/insights/enchanted-by-ai/
November 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
AI and Faith have published an article reflecting on our BLF2025 event AI and Religious Authority: When Machines Preach, Who Leads?
The panel explored how AI is entering spaces once reserved for spiritual guidance.
Read more: https://aiandfaith.org/insights/enchanted-by-ai/
The panel explored how AI is entering spaces once reserved for spiritual guidance.
Read more: https://aiandfaith.org/insights/enchanted-by-ai/
Authors Shubnum Khan (The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years) and Genevieve Cogman (Damned) explore the power of fantasy to reshape the past and reimagine the present.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Podcast #Authors
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Podcast #Authors
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Authors Shubnum Khan (The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years) and Genevieve Cogman (Damned) explore the power of fantasy to reshape the past and reimagine the present.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Podcast #Authors
New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest #Podcast #Authors
Watch the full discussion with Michael Chessum and Ash Sarkar, talking through all things Culture Wars, Brexit, Corbynism and more.
Live on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel, recorded at the 2025 festival.
#AshSarkar #CancelCulture #FreeSpeech #CultureWars #Debate
Live on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel, recorded at the 2025 festival.
#AshSarkar #CancelCulture #FreeSpeech #CultureWars #Debate
November 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Watch the full discussion with Michael Chessum and Ash Sarkar, talking through all things Culture Wars, Brexit, Corbynism and more.
Live on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel, recorded at the 2025 festival.
#AshSarkar #CancelCulture #FreeSpeech #CultureWars #Debate
Live on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel, recorded at the 2025 festival.
#AshSarkar #CancelCulture #FreeSpeech #CultureWars #Debate
Read more about our 2026 education programme here:
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2557649...
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2557649...
Thousands of children to experience literature through Bradford festival
Thousands of children are set to experience the magic of literature through Bradford Literature Festival (BLF).
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Read more about our 2026 education programme here:
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2557649...
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2557649...
Don’t miss the Stephen White Books pop-up sale with over 100,000 used books to explore, from bestselling fiction to hidden vintage gems.
📅 23–28 October 2025
📍 BizSpace Business Centre, Knowles Ln, Bradford, BD4 9SW
Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1482206016232176
📅 23–28 October 2025
📍 BizSpace Business Centre, Knowles Ln, Bradford, BD4 9SW
Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1482206016232176
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Don’t miss the Stephen White Books pop-up sale with over 100,000 used books to explore, from bestselling fiction to hidden vintage gems.
📅 23–28 October 2025
📍 BizSpace Business Centre, Knowles Ln, Bradford, BD4 9SW
Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1482206016232176
📅 23–28 October 2025
📍 BizSpace Business Centre, Knowles Ln, Bradford, BD4 9SW
Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1482206016232176
Listen to Dr Nafeez Ahmed, Naz Shah, Miqdaad Versi and Nabeela Rasheed for a timely and urgent discussion; from economic anxiety and online radicalisation to political polarisation.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest
October 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Listen to Dr Nafeez Ahmed, Naz Shah, Miqdaad Versi and Nabeela Rasheed for a timely and urgent discussion; from economic anxiety and online radicalisation to political polarisation.
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest
New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest