Beena Sarwar writes: “Since moving to the Boston area from Pakistan in 2011, I’ve done a lot of different things including editing, freelance writing, media training, consultancy, and teaching journalism: at Brown in Fall 2015, in Sayles Hall, no less; at Princeton as a Ferris Professor of Journalism in 2016; and at Emerson College in Boston in 2017. The most exciting thing I’ve done is start a peace movement called Southasia Peace Action Network (southasiapeace.com) and a related, but independent, media syndicated outlet called Sapan News Network (sapannews.com). The idea we’re trying to popularize is that if France and Germany can be part of the EU, why can’t Pakistan and India be part of a Southasian Union, or at the very least, allow ease of visas in the region, collaborate in all areas, and uphold human rights and dignity as outlined in our three-point Founding Charter. We are open to endorse or share with anyone who’d be on board. We’ve taken baby steps, experienced many frustrations, and had some wins. If anyone has ideas about nonprofit startups, I’d love to talk.”
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