Saadia Gardezi is a Pakistani peace activist, artist and journalist. She co-founded Project Dastaan.[1][2]
Saadia Gardezi | |
|---|---|
| Education | M.Phil. |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, artist and peace activist |
| Known for | Project Dastaan |
Early life and education edit
Gardezi grew up in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed an M.Phil. degree from University of Oxford as a Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholar.[1][3] She is pursuing a Ph.D. in international relations at the University of Warwick.[1]
Career edit
Gardezi co-founded Project Dastaan with Sparsh Ahuja and Sam Dalrymple. The project is a peace initiative that reunites refugees displaced by the Partition of India of 1947 with their ancestral homes.[4][5]
Gardezi has worked as a political cartoonist for The Nation in Pakistan. She has worked as a journalist for several media outlets.[1][6]
Gardezi is an artist and runs an art studio called Penguin Pop.[7][8]
Gardezi produced Child of Empire, an animated film based on the partition of 1947. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2022.[9][10]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "How a youth-led team is using virtual reality to help partition veterans find closure". Moneycontrol. 2021-02-20. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Rehman, Maliha (2015-11-25). "Penguin pop: A woman's passion to paint, one shoe at a time". Images. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Saadia Gardezi". Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "75 years after India's violent Partition, survivors can cross the border — virtually". KNKX Public Radio. 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "A Unique Project Aims To Connect Partition Refugees To Ancestral Homes Through Virtual Reality". Indiatimes. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Saadia Gardezi". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Shoe-ing their true colours". The Express Tribune. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Times, Good (2017-03-31). "Trends to try". Good Times. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Project Dastaan Brings A Virtual Reality Film About Partition To Pakistan". The Friday Times. 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Faiaz, Zarif (2020-08-16). "73 years later, partition victims find their way back in virtual reality". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-16.