Allied Events… Thurs. 2 July: The India-Pakistan Youth Dialogue 1 Jul 20262 Jul 2026 Can the youth of India and Pakistan change the course of history? We believe they can. The world has moved closer together than ever before. Distance no longer defines relationships;…
Allied Events… Matwaala Poetry Fest 2025, Sunday 31 August 31 Aug 202531 Aug 2025 The women-led Southasian diaspora organisation Matwaala celebrates its tenth anniversary this Sunday, with a Poetry Fest in collaboration with the Aseel Collective, featuring works by poets from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and…
Press Statements… India-Pakistan: Justice, not militarisation, must guide the region’s future 13 May 202530 Jun 2025 Sapan statement on the India-Pakistan situation: Justice, not militarisation, must guide the region’s future Issued by: Southasia Peace Action Network 12 May 2025 Unequivocally condemning violence and the targetting of…
Resolutions… Urgent plea: Stop the war immediately 7 May 20259 May 2025 Statement from Southasia Peace Action Network 6 May 2025 We, at the Southasia* Peace Action Network, Sapan, make an urgent plea to India and Pakistan to stop the war immediately. We…
Resolutions An Open Letter To Prime Minister Narendra Modi From Sapan 11 Jun 20247 Aug 2024 June 11, 2024To: Shri Narendra ModiPrime Minister of IndiaNew Delhi, India Dear Prime Minister, We write to you as members of the Southasia Peace Action Network (Sapan), a collective committed…
Press Statements ‘Hum Baat Karte Rahenge!’ – We will keep talking, assert Southasia peace activists 3 Apr 20243 Apr 2024 A diverse, intergenerational group of ‘peacemongers’ gathered online last Sunday to commemorate three years of the voluntary, regional Southasia Peace Action Network, pay tribute to those whose work they are…
Events Celebrating three years of Sapan: Art and Southasian voices 23 Mar 202430 Mar 2024 Join us to celebrate Three years of Sapan and an intimate discussion on Art and Southasian voices Day/date: Sunday, 31 March 2024Time: 11 am ET, 8:00 pm PKT, 8:30 pm…
Events Feb 25: Southasia’s Romance with Democracy: An Enduring Relationship? 19 Feb 202425 Feb 2024 The Southasian region has been undergoing complex and profound socio-political changes in recent times. The focal point of this phenomenon is the relationship between democracy and societal values, aspirations, and…
Press Statements Sapan in the news: Opinion piece in Holland’s largest paper 8 Feb 202422 Mar 2024 The Volkskrant (People’s Newspaper), the Netherlands' largest paper carried an oped featuring the Southasia Peace Action Network (Sapan), on Feb. 6 The article in Dutch is online here: https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie/opinie-hoe-kun-je-meer-begrip-kweken-tussen-twee-naties-als-de-inwoners-ervan-elkaar-nooit-ontmoeten~bcfc155a Translation below:…
Events… Fundraiser: Watch ‘Zindagi Tamasha’, meet actor Samiya Mumtaz, producer Sarmad Khoosat 19 Jul 202327 Jul 2023 Donate $50 or more to see this award-winning film; $100 or more to see the film PLUS meet the filmmaker and lead actress online! The film is still banned in…
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…
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…
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…
Climate Change… From Pakistan and Bangladesh to Africa, Brazil and USA: How Climate Change Impacts Women of Colour Across the Globe 8 Mar 202324 Jan 2025 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 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 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 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 Hockey, friendship, Partition, and an ode to the homeland Lahore 19 Dec 202226 Mar 2023 By Sara Arshad 19 December 2022: Taangh, or longing, is a heart-wrenching film about college friends who were separated in 1947 after the division of India and the birth of…
Sapan Dossier What the football frenzy in Lyari signifies 18 Dec 202219 Dec 2022 11 December 2022: The working-class settlement of Lyari in Karachi is a hub for football and clubs in an otherwise cricket-crazy Pakistan. Most residents are Brazil and Argentina fans, but…
Sapan News Network My uncle’s death of ‘cardiac arrest’ in Qatar made worker abuse personal for me: Why I am boycotting the FIFA World Cup this year 5 Dec 202216 Dec 2022 A soccer-mad Nepali American physician hopes that sharing his story will provide some perspective to those wondering about the controversy surrounding the world’s biggest sporting event By Dr. Ramu Kharel…
Events… Event, Nov 27- Beyond Partitions: Shared Histories, Ways Forward 16 Nov 202227 Nov 2022 1947 marked the end of British colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent and paved the way for the partition of India and the formation of Pakistan. Twenty-four years later, the…
Sapan News Network AJCONF2022: Taking forward an inspiring legacy of upholding human rights 28 Oct 20226 Nov 2022 By Abdullah Zahid and Beena Sarwar October 26, 2022: The drama began well before the start of the fourth Asma Jahangir Conference on ‘Crisis of Constitutionalism in South Asia’, held…
Sapan News Network Cross-border workshop with 60 India, Pakistan journalists in Nepal breaks barriers 21 Sep 202221 Oct 2022 A Sapan News syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News By Lubna Jerar Naqvi September 21, 2022: The convoluted journey from Karachi to Kathmandu I undertook recently…
Climate Change… Sapan Appeal: Southasian solidarity and support for flood-devastated Pakistan 7 Sep 202224 Jan 2025 See fundraising appeals by trusted organisations and collectives engaged in relief operations on ground at this link. 07 September 2022: Calling Southasian nations to come together for flood relief and…
Press Statements… Commemorate August 14-15 as Days of Reflection and Compassion 14 Aug 20221 Feb 2023 August 14 and 15 are historic days when one-fifth of humanity freed itself from British rule in 1947. On this occasion we, the peoples of Southasia and the diaspora around…
Sapan News Network The years that were: Let lessons from the past inform the present 6 Aug 20226 Aug 2022 A Sapan syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News By Tridivesh Singh Maini Several recent incidents highlight the strong yearning of ordinary Indians and Pakistanis to interact…
Sapan News Network Let people meet – before it’s too late 6 May 20229 May 2022 A Sapan syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News By Tridivesh Singh Maini May 6, 2022, Sapan News Service: The past few months have seen several instances…
Sapan News Network Sara Suleri: Beyond borders 27 Mar 202231 Mar 2022 PERSONAL-POLITICAL By Beena Sarwar March 25, 2022, Sapan News Service: “Aur bataiye” – tell me more, a polite invitation to keep talking. I can hear her voice, perhaps naturally husky,…
Sapan News Network Opinion: Pakistan’s ‘Aurat March’ 2022: To be or not to be 7 Mar 202216 Apr 2022 By Nadra Huma Quraishi March 7, 2022, Sapan News Service: On March 8, women around the world mark a day they call their own -- International Women’s Day, highlighting achievements…
