31 Jan, 2010

I just published an essay…

Sehba Sarwar
31 Jan, 2010

I just published an essay in The Mantle’s online roundtable “Pens and Swords” organized by Shaun Randal. The roundtable was a virtual conversation between Tolu Ogunlesi (Lagos, Nigeria), Vicente Garcia Groyon (Manila, Philippines), and myself. We were asked to write in response to a question: “What is the role...

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20 Jan, 2010

Minal’s MLK Jr Drawing

Sehba Sarwar
20 Jan, 2010

Minal’s homework in honor of Martin Luther King Jr: “Write or draw 3 of your dreams.” Dream #1: a magic pot so I can get whatever I want. Dream #2: a bed decorated with flowers for Nana so Nani can smile Dream #3: wallet for (homeless) man so he...

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16 Jan, 2010

www.haitiaction.net

Sehba Sarwar
16 Jan, 2010

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29 Dec, 2009

Another blast in Karachi.

29 Dec, 2009

Another blast in Karachi. Last year, Beena and I were in the thick of the Mohurram procession, photographing and videotaping. And this year: a suicide bombing, 30 dead, 70 injured, ambulances burned.

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28 Dec, 2009

Today is Benazir Bhutto’s second death anniversary…

28 Dec, 2009

Today is Benazir Bhutto’s second death anniversary, and she is being remembered and mourned around globe. I clearly remember 5:30 pm, December 27, 2007; Minal and I were in Karachi, and I was blogging intensely at the time. So much has happened over the past two years, but even...

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21 Dec, 2009

Bumper sticker in a Houston shopping mall parking lot…

Sehba Sarwar
21 Dec, 2009

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10 Dec, 2009

VBB Decade of Dissent

10 Dec, 2009

Faroukh Virani‘s short video to celebrate VBB’s Decade of Dissent.

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23 Nov, 2009

VBB’s Honoring Dissent / Descent…

23 Nov, 2009

VBB’s Honoring Dissent / Descent – November 7, 2009. I still haven’t fully processed the production. I think it’ll take some time. More than 300 people showed up to view and participate in the production and so many more from other cities sent warm wishes. Now, it’s on to...

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29 Oct, 2009

Two recent essays:

29 Oct, 2009

Two recent essays: – In the Houston Chronicle: “Education is the key to peace” (Outlook, Sunday October 11, 2009) –  In CITE Magazine: “Sisters in Struggle: Karachi & Houston” (August 2009)

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18 Oct, 2009

It's a cool night in Houston…

18 Oct, 2009

It’s a cool night in Houston, and we are driving toward home. When we stop on Westheimer at a light, Minal glances out. It’s dusk, and her gaze falls on the body of a young man lying down under a tree. He is surrounded by bags. “Maybe he needs...

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15 Oct, 2009

I've been getting ready for the big…

15 Oct, 2009

I’ve been getting ready for the big production on November 7 and the blog’s been pushed to the side — temporalily. I miss it. Sometime soon, I will be getting back. In the meantime, Mayank Soofi Austen from New Delhi interviewed me for his blog. He says the response...

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10 Oct, 2009

I miss Nana…

10 Oct, 2009

Today while I serve dinner, I suddenly put my spoon down and say: “I miss my Ammi.” Minal, hiked up on her stool, chirps: “I miss my Nana.” What do you miss about your Nana?” There’s a pause. “I miss seeing him in the morning and how he asked...

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I was inspired to begin my blog when I visited the library at my alma mater, Mount Holyoke College, and saw a framed photograph of my friends and me calling for divestment of funds from South Africa.

In 2007,  I began a blog when I visited my alma mater and saw a framed photograph of my friends and me calling for divestment of funds from South Africa. I use the blog to document my movement between spaces, Houston, Karachi, Delhi, Dhaka, Los Angeles and elsewhere, recording observations, images and conversations. Here, I document the multiple realities that I inhabit – writer, artist, mother, activist, educator, and transnational. Interviews from my blog were exhibited at Houston’s Baker Ripley Community Center (2014) and at Houston Public Library in downtown (2015). My papers are archived at the University of Houston’s library.