Pehchaan

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Come through to our first event of the year tonight from 7PM - 10PM at A71 Louis Simpson International Building!! Dress up desi (although not required) and enjoy the snacks!

Thank you everyone for coming to tonight's vigil. Nothing can fill the irreparable void left in the lives of the affected but our thoughts and prayers will forever remain with the 144

Please join us in welcoming a Pakistani activist, Jibran Nasir, on April 22nd, 2015 at 6 pm! Register here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/taking-on-the-terrorists-a-discussion-with-jibran-nasir-tickets-16310370758

This Wednesday night!!

Dinner Talk on Development Work in Pakistan, Nov 13, 7 pm, Rocky Private Dining Room.
All welcome!! There are about 15 dinner swipes for people without a meal plan - first come, first serve!

One of our Pehchaan members who is a PhD student at Princeton has moved to Yuhanabad, a poor suburb of Lahore to volunteer at a home for disabled people. Read more about Maria's experiences under http://inthehouseofwonders.wordpress.com

In the House of Wonders Caring for people with disabilities in Pakistan

Khamosh Pani by Pakistani director Sabiha Sumar will be screened on Friday, May 3, 7 pm at 100 Jones Hall!

1979. A village in Pakistan. Ayesha, a middle-aged widow lives a quiet life with her 17-year old son Saleem who is in love with Zubeida, the neighbor's daughter. When Islamist militants arrive at their village to recruit young men for the holy war against the Soviets in Afghanistan, Saleem is attracted to their message. As the events unfold, a well-kept secret emerges from Ayesha's past and changes her life and that of Saleem and Zubeida forever.

Check out this fascinating project!

'The 1947 Partition Archive is a citizen-powered non-profit organization dedicated to documenting, preserving and sharing eye witness accounts from all ethnic, religious and economic communities affected by the Partition of British India in 1947. We provide a platform for our fellow citizens to collect, archive and display oral histories that document not only Partition, but pre-Partition life and culture as well as post-Partition migrations and life changes.'

The 1947 partition archive | www.1947partitionarchive.org Join us in uncovering the people's history of Partition, one story at a time. Together, we are discovering our shared histories and preserving the last remaining memories of Partition before they are forever lost.

Our photo exhibition "A House of Wonders" did not just offer an alternative perspective on Pakistan, but also helped to support a home for disabled adults in Lahore. We were able to raise $804 in support of the home!
A big THANK YOU to everyone who contributed!!!
All donations will go directly and without any deductions to the home. To find out more about this charity project which is run by two Princeton students, visit their webseite at http://omidepunjab.com/home/

Welcome to Omid-e Punjab! | Omid-e Punjab Welcome to Omid-e Punjab!We support a home for disabled adults, located in an underdeveloped suburb of Lahore, the capital of Pakistan’s most populous province, the Punjab. The home lacks washing machines, water filters and other basic equipment, a reliable energy supply and properly-trained medical...

One week left to see our photo exhibition featuring work by Myra Iqbal, a young journalist from Islamabad! If you are in the New York/Philly area, hop on the train and come down to Princeton to see the exhibition! The campus is beautiful in spring, too, all the trees are blossoming!

Myra Iqbal I'm an Islamabad based photographer. I use my lens to see, educate and inspire.