Sapan News
Sapan News, Regina JohnsonSapan News covers and connects Southasia, the Indian Ocean and diaspora We provide nonpartisan features and explainers beyond the headlines with voices from the community. and on the ground who go into the why and how beyond the headlines.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 132 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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Looking within to find love and tolerance in a ‘post-truth’ world
Yin and Yang symbol displayed alongside social media icons. Image via Canva.
Commentary
By Ali Azad /Sapan News
After a 15-year hiatus, I recently rejoined social media and found myself hooked on short-form videos from strangers. I had c...
From Gulf labour to climate pressure: Southasia’s migration story
Migrants make their way through the Darién Gap, 66 miles of remote jungle connecting North and South America. Screenshot via CBS Sunday Morning report ‘Migrants' dangerous journey north’.
By Regina Johnson /Sapan News
A review of the rece...
Sapan News Roundup: Echoes of the past, visions of the future... and INN Days!
Inspiration at INN Days: (L-R) Besides these sponsors, 600,000 new donors contributed to INN this year, enabling them to support more nonprofit newsrooms like Sapan News. Associate editor Pragyan Srivastava learns about Indiegraf, an operat...
Many rivers, one dream: Reflections of a wanderer
Sunset from a mountaintop in Sri Lanka. Photo by SinhaRaja Tammita-Delgoda.
Commentary
By Pervez Akhtar Khan / Sapan News
As one grows older, identity becomes a curious thing.
When I was young, the answers seemed obvious. I knew who I w...
Literary festivals inject oxygen into Pakistan’s constrained intellectual spaces
Woman power: Panel on Women, Law and the the Price of Dissent in Pakistan, (L-R) Rida Hosein moderating, with activist Khawar Mumtaz and lawyers Asma Hamid and Reema Omar, Lahore Lit Fest., 2026.
By R. Umaima Ahmed / Sapan News
LAHORE: As...
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At Sapan News we cover and connect Southasia, the Indian Ocean and diaspora, go beyond the headlines, producie nonpartisan backgrounders and explainers with context and nuance, creating spaces for empathy and compassion.
Writer, book lover, gripped by wanderlust, street smart New Yorker with southern sensibilities! Coordinating Editor at Sapan News Network.
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