Introduction

about

Sehba Sarwar is a writer, multidisplinary artist, and activist, currently based in Houston, USA. She moves between the city of her birth, Karachi, Pakistan, where she spent the first half of her life in a home filled with artists, activists and educators, and her adopted city, Houston, where she has recreated a community similar to the one in which she was raised. Her writings have appeared in anthologies, newspapers, and magazines in India, Pakistan, and the US, and her work (writings, installations and videos) explore displacement and women’s issues, moving between South Asia and the USA. Her first novel, Black Wings was published in 2004 (Alhamra Publishing, Pakistan). Her short stories have appeared n Muneeza Shamsie's 2008 anthology of Pakistani women writers, And The World Changed (Feminist Press, New York); and in Neither Night Nor Day (Harper Collins, India). Her essays have appeared in publications including The News on Sunday, The New York Times’ Sunday Magazine and Callaloo. Sarwar's poetry has also been published in Pakistan and the USA. She has performed her work in both countries. She also posts images, video and words on her blog, Daily Noise. In Houston, she serves as founding director of Voices Breaking Boundaries (VBB), and is an active voice at KPFT Pacifica Radio 90.1 FM. She continues to teach writing and multidisciplinary arts workshops for young women and teachers in both Pakistan and the US. Currently, she's working on a variety of projects including her second novel, a collection of essays, and Pakistan Live Broadcast a video installation project that aims to present an alternative image of events unfolding in Pakistan.