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Southasia Peace

Working towards freedom of trade, travel and tourism in Southasia, people-to-people contact, and for soft borders or ease of visa for Southasians in each other’s countries.

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Founding Charter

Southasia Peace Action Network is a coalition of individuals and representatives of various organisations joining hands for a minimum common agenda: Reclaiming Southasia.  In doing so, we reiterate our commitment to take forward the principles and ideals of peace, justice, democracy and human rights articulated by visionaries like Dr Mubashir…Continue reading “Founding Charter”

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Allied Events

Allied Event, June 4: Second annual Kabir Festival in the greater Boston area

28 May 202328 May 2023
The Kabir Society of America along with other supporting organisations is holding its second Kabir Festival on Sunday, 4 June 2023, from 4 - 7 pm, at Waltham City Hall…
Allied Events

Allied Event, June 2–4: India’s first interfaith art and dialogue forum to be hosted in Mumbai

25 May 2023
To be held at St. Andrew’s Centre for Philosophy and Performing Arts, the forum IN SYNC will celebrate India’s syncretic arts while also creating an opportunity for visitors to convene…
Events

Event, May 6: Directing Change – Gender Representation in South Asian Films and Television

2 May 20236 May 2023
Southasia Peace Action Network partners with eShe to host a women-led online panel discussion ‘Directing Change’ on gender representation in Southasian films and television on 6 May 2023. Cinema and…
Press Statements…

Southasia Peace Action Network condemns Poonch attack, supports Pakistani foreign minister’s India visit

25 Apr 202325 Apr 2023
25 April 2023: We at Sapan, Southasia Peace Action Network, strongly condemn the cowardly, criminal and murderous attack on an Indian Army vehicle in Poonch last Thursday that killed five…
Sapan Dossier…

Meet the Lahori woman connecting Indians with their ancestral homes in Pakistan

9 Apr 2023
The 1947 Partition forced thousands to flee their homes and belongings leaving with nothing but painful memories. Inspired by stories her father told her as a young child, Lahore-based Noshaba…
Press Statements…

Resolution: Convene SAARC summit

29 Mar 202329 Mar 2023
Urging governments in Southasia to work towards convening an official SAARC Summit at the earliest 26 March 2023: We at Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, urge governments in Southasia to…
Sapan Dossier…

New York ‘MET’ catalogue linked to alleged looting and trafficking figures

24 Mar 202328 Mar 2023
Senior Nepali journalist Namrata Sharma, a core member of the Southasia Peace Action Network (Sapan), was among the journalists who recently investigated the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art (‘the…
Events

Event, Mar 26: Two Years of Sapan – Towards Peace and Solidarity in Southasia

22 Mar 202325 Mar 2023
Southasia Peace Action Network celebrates its second anniversary! Two years of connecting people and organisations across borders and the diaspora. We are also excited to honour the acclaimed journalist Lyse…
Sapan Dossier

Oscars 2023: Southasia shines bright

20 Mar 202328 Mar 2023
The annual Academy Awards are a big occasion every year but this year the moment was bigger for Southasia with two wins and appearances by Southasian icons and celebrities on…
Sapan Dossier

Why Sania Mirza is a Southasian Icon

14 Mar 2023
Celebrating one of Southasia's finest this Women's History Month. Tennis champion Sania Mirza is renowned across Southasia not only for her skill on the court but also as a woman…
Sapan News Network

‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’ Jemima Khan and Shekhar Kapur deliver a feel-good rom-com with a sturdy message

10 Mar 202313 Mar 2023
A personal take on Jemima Khan’s scriptwriting debut feature film 'What’s Love Got to Do With It?' directed by Lahore-born award-winning Indian director Shekhar Kapur By Yasmin Whittaker-Khan The recently…
Sapan News Network

Visa issues, Kashmir and the ‘new great game’ between India and Pakistan

9 Mar 20239 Mar 2023
The question of why the United States does not stand up for its citizens of Indian and Pakistani origin when these citizens are denied visas because of their origins has…
Sapan News Network

Celebrating love: Beyond borders and boundaries of religion, caste, and nationality

8 Mar 202315 Mar 2023
“In the process of suppressing individual happiness over centuries, we have encouraged agents of hate, discrimination, and violence,” comments journalist Aekta Kapoor, moderating an online discussion promoting equality and harmony.…
Sapan News Network

From Pakistan and Bangladesh to Africa, Brazil and USA: How Climate Change Impacts Women of Colour Across the Globe

8 Mar 202315 Mar 2023
On International Women’s Day, a look at the disproportionate impact of climate change and global warming on half the world’s population, and how women bear the brunt of inequitable policies…
Sapan News Network

The magic of Faiz and the Javed Akhtar controversy

5 Mar 202315 Mar 2023
It is unfortunate that of all the art, culture and poetry at the Faiz Festival 2023 held in Lahore recently, it was mostly Javed Akhtar's controversial comments that made it…
Sapan News Network

The ‘rights’ thing to do: when Seattle banned caste discrimination

25 Feb 20236 Mar 2023
A ringside seat and an eyewitness account of the happenings at the Seattle City Council as the historic anti-caste discrimination law was passed, now a template for other cities in…
Sapan News Network

Rise in interfaith, intercultural events around India kindles hope

25 Feb 20236 Mar 2023
Does the plethora of interfaith and intercultural events in February indicate a resurging respect for India’s pluralistic culture? By Urmi Chanda Hindu nahin na musalmaanBhaye niranjan taj abhimaan... (I am…
Events

Event, Feb 26: Celebrating Love – Beyond Borders and Boundaries

21 Feb 20239 Mar 2023
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi Love often comes…
Sapan News Network

Zia Mohyeddin: One of a kind

15 Feb 202328 Feb 2023
Legendary actor, orator and television personality Zia Mohyeddin, born on 30 June (or 20 December), 1931, in Lyallpur, passed away on 13 February 2023 in Karachi By Beena Sarwar 14…
Sapan News Network

A Bollywood songwriter, a daughter married in Pakistan, and a family torn apart

9 Feb 20239 Feb 2023
When iconic Bollywood lyricist Hasrat Jaipuri’s daughter Kishwar visited Mumbai a decade after her marriage across the border in Rahim Yar Khan, he knew it would be their last meeting.…
Sapan News Network

When faith actors combine forces with climate activists

6 Feb 20238 Feb 2023
Commemorating UN World Interfaith Harmony Week, some thoughts on a discussion about how interfaith collaboration can contribute to climate justice By Sara Arshad 6 February 2023: What does interfaith harmony…
Sapan News Network

Peshawar mosque blast worst in a series of targeted attacks on Pakistan police

4 Feb 2023
The January 30 suicide bombing on a mosque in Peshawar is the latest in an escalating number of militant attacks in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region in northwest Pakistan after the…
Sapan News Network

Stars behind the clouds: 20 OP Nayyar classics that never made it to the big screen

26 Jan 20238 Feb 2023
Although never seen on screen, these 20 ghost songs composed by OP Nayyar still shine bright, testifying to a Southasian musical genius who was born in Lahore, 16 January 1926,…
Sapan Dossier

A win for Maria, Rappler and press freedom

22 Jan 202325 Jan 2023
18 January 2022: Filipina journalist Maria Ressa recently won a four-year legal battle initiated by the administration of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, which falsely claimed that her media outlet Rappler…
Sapan News Network

Dying to live: A Mumbai-born volunteer doctor’s notes from flood-ravaged Sindh

22 Jan 202321 Jan 2023
Following the catastrophic floods in Pakistan, an Indian-origin volunteer physician based in America shares personal experiences of working with medical camps in Sindh – and her fears for the looming…
Events

Event, Jan 29: Can Interfaith Collaboration Contribute to Climate Justice?

20 Jan 202329 Jan 2023
Ahead of UN World Interfaith Harmony Week, Sapan invites you to a panel discussion 'Can Interfaith Collaboration Contribute to Climate Justice?' on 29 January 2023. While communal rifts are among…
Sapan News Network

Imran Aslam: Lessons in journalism from a life and legacy transcending borders across Southasia

12 Jan 202320 Jan 2023
By Abdullah Zahid  12 January 2023: In the good old days when there was a regular exchange of theatre productions between India and Pakistan, the Pakistani satire ‘Lines Out of…
Sapan News Network

A poetic call for peace

2 Jan 202322 Jan 2023
‘Amity’, an anthology of poems edited by the Indian poet and peacebuilder, Sahana Ahmed, explores peace as it is perceived, practised, and preserved Sapan Bookshelf Amity: Peace Poems (anthology)Editor: Sahana…
Sapan Dossier

SAHR vehemently condemns the Taliban decision on banning women from attending universities

29 Dec 202222 Jan 2023
26 December 2022: South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of Human Rights Defenders, vehemently condemns the decision of the Taliban to ban women from attending universities. On 20…
Sapan News Network

Music without borders: A journey of discovery and blissful immersion

28 Dec 202218 Feb 2023
A Sapan News syndicated feature As the year comes to a close, an Indian transplant to the Boston area reflects on connections with home through music from Pakistan By Manisha…

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