Journeys to Democracy

Articles

• As war drums beat, remembering three departed comrades who stood for peace

           
  23 April, by beenasarwar
  I can imagine Sabeen's outrage at Tuesday's dastardly attack at Pahalgam that killed at least 26 tourists. She herself fell prey to such a bullet 10 years ago. ... We continue to peacemonger on.

• A Sri Lankan’s Nepal odessey before heading to the ‘savage’ Mt. K2, Pakistan

     
  5 April, by beenasarwar
  Next week, Dimantha heads to Nepal to summit Mt. Ama Dablam, one of the world's most challenging peaks. Sri Lankans have summitted Himalayan mountains before but Dimantha will also carry the Southasia Peace Action Network #Sapan logo on the flag he hoists, to highlight a mission he supports -- (...)

• The urgency of ‘Southasia’: The answer to the region’s challenges lies in real federalism

      
  16 March, by beenasarwar
  The vision of a unified Southasia may seem ambitious, but as Dixit says, "Southasia is an idea whose time has come. It’s up to us to make it a reality."

• ‘I want India and Pakistan to make peace in my lifetime’ – Zehra Nigah

      
  28 February, by beenasarwar
  Some thoughts emerging from a chance encounter with one of Pakistan’s most respected and iconic progressive poets. Personal PoliticalBy Beena Sarwar / Sapan News “It’s the girls that give me hope,” says the celebrated poet and writer Zehra Nigah. She leads a quiet life at her home in Karachi, (...)

• Dictatorships come and go but the music continues

        
  27 January, by beenasarwar
  Wrote this piece a couple of weeks ago, on one of Pakistan’s most versatile composers who continues to produce a genre embedded in Southasian traditional music

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