Beena Sarwar

Beena Sarwar
NationalityPakistani
EducationBA, MA
Alma materBrown University, Harvard University
Occupation(s)Journalist, Peace Activist, Artist, Filmmaker
Employer(s)Aman ki Asha, Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan News Network, Emerson College
Websitebeenasarwar.com

Beena Sarwar is a Pakistani journalist, artist and filmmaker focusing on human rights, media and peace.

She resides in Boston and is currently the editor of the Aman ki Asha (Hope for Peace) initiative, that aims to develop peace between the countries of India and Pakistan.[1][2][3]

The initiative is jointly sponsored by the Jang group in Pakistan and the Times of India across the border.[4]

In March 2021, she founded the Southasia Peace Action Network or SAPAN along with other peace activists from across South Asia.[5] In August 2022, SAPAN informally launched Sapan News Network, a news and features syndicated service in the making. She is its founding editor.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Frank Islam speaks with Beena Sarwar (Boston-based Pakistani journalist-activist)". South Asia Monitor. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Interview: Beena Sarwar on Journalism and Safety in Pakistan". Asia Society. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ Sarwar, Beena (20 February 2023). "Zia Mohyeddin: One of a kind". Hard News. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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  5. ^ "About Sapan". Southasia Peace Action Network. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Southasia Peace Action Network". Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Sapan News". Retrieved 18 March 2023.