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.
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Dealing with adrenaline-fueled hypernationalism
Drawing of Morris Minor with Faisal Mosque in the background by Akhtar Shah
Personal essay
By Ahktar Shah / Sapan News
The early 1990s were a turbulent chapter for Pakistan, marked by deep political uncertainty and renewed military tensi...
Invisible women: Who gets to define Mohenjo-daro’s ‘Dancing Girl’?
Mohenjodaro figurines. Screenshot from Omar Khan’s film.
By Azra Syed / Sapan News
I have visited both Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, two of the great urban centres of the Indus Civilisation, located in present-day Pakistan. Standing among the...
Sapan News Roundup: Breaking barriers, building new paths forward
Building support for the ‘first cell’: (L-R) Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, Los Angeles Times; oncologist Dr. Azra Raza; actor William Shatner. Los Angles, 20 July 2026. Photo via Azra Raza.
We are excited to share that Sapan News is preparing f...
How a new film by a Boston-based immigrant is dismantling the model-minority concept
Sarim Kidwai’s sketch of his meeting with filmmaker Sriram Emani
By Sarim Kidwai / Sapan News
Tempers between India and Pakistan had barely cooled following the brief but dangerous military confrontation between the two nuclear powers in...
How India's Gen Z forced Modi to blink
Protester holding placards at Jantar Mantar. Photo by Rohinee Singh.
By Rohinee Singh / Sapan News
New Delhi: The past few years have witnessed the emergence of a new political force across Southasia: Generation Z.
In Sri Lanka, yout...
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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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