Write for peace, celebrate love, fight hate

Posted on July 9, 2023 by beenasarwar

TODAY, 11 am ET/8 pm Pakistan time Sapan will host a writing workshop with my old friend Mohsin Tejani from Karachi, and his friend Lee Krishnan from Mumbai. They met 25 years ago at the Andover Breadloaf Writing Academy where they are both trainers. Since they’re here again, they offered to do this workshop in person. People can also join online with children, parents, grandparents, significant others, friends or on their own. Details here: Writing Together, Across Borders.

Sapan News feature about our Write for Peace workshop in August 2022 : Divided by borders, united by aspirations.

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Pakistan’s ‘best kept secret’ (not The Samosa)

Posted on July 26, 2020 by beenasarwar
Sumaira Samad, Shahid Nadeem, Anwar Akhtar at Lahore Museum (screengrab)

Anwar Akhtar is a Pakistan-origin cultural activist based in London who started The Samosa many years ago — think cross-culture, activism, media, teaching. We had met several years ago and reconnected recently when he reached about his intriguingly titled documentary, Pakistan’s Best Kept Secret. I invited him to write about it for Aman Ki Asha. Sharing the documentary, as well as his piece, here:

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