Faiz Am'n Mela — Faiz Peace Festival 2025
📅 Saturday, 11th October 2025 📍 Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University of London
Join us for the 12th Faiz Peace Festival, a heartfelt celebration of love, resistance, and progressive ideals inspired by the timeless legacy of Faiz Ahmed Faiz.The Faiz Peace Festival (Faiz Amn Mela) is more than a cultural gathering; it is a celebration of conscience. Rooted in Faiz’s poetry and ideals, this festival brings together artists, thinkers, students, activists, and communities who believe in the power of words to shape a just and peaceful world.
This is not a commercialised tribute, it’s a reclaiming of Faiz’s spirit. A space where art meets activism, and poetry becomes a call to conscience.
👨👩👧👦 A Family-Friendly Celebration
We welcome families to share in this intergenerational experience. Let your children discover the beauty of literature, music, and humanist values in a joyful, thoughtful setting.
✨ Evening Highlights
- 📖 Literature- Book Launch: Shiraz Raj, Gulnaz Kousar & Dr Amir Butt
- 🖋️ Memories of Faiz — Saleema Hashmi in conversation with Pervaiz Alam
- 🎙️ Jugnu Mohsin
- 🌏 Dr Subir Sinha — “South Asia at a Crossroads: Hindutva, Fanaticism & the Fight for Democracy”
- 🌏 Dr Shahram Azhar — “War Mongering and the Economic Crisis of South Asia”
- 🎭 Theatrical Reading — “Sammi Di Vaar” featuring Nuzhat Abbas & Dr Qaiser Abbas
- 💃 Dance Performance — Senjuti Das
- 🎶 Live Concert — Unplugged Resistance with Shahram Azhar
🔥 One stage. One evening. A historic celebration of literature, music, art, and resistance.
🎟️ Seats are limited. Book now to be part of this unforgettable evening. This is a not-for-profit event — all proceeds go directly toward covering event costs.
