Photograph of Alla Rakha with Students at MIT
Alla Rakha cracks Punjabi jokes with MIT students at Ashdown House, after a concert performance organized by Sangam, the Indian Student club of MIT.
Photograph of Ravi Shankar with Students at MIT
Ravi Shankar chats with MIT students Waris Warsi (left) and others at Ashdown House, after a concert performance organized by Sangam, the Indian Student club of MIT.
Photograph of Ravi Shankar at MIT
Ravi Shankar talks with MIT student Bindu Parekh at Ashdown House, after the concert performance organized by Sangam, the Indian Student club of MIT.
Photograph of Ravi Shankar with Students at MIT
Ravi Shankar (background) talks with MIT student Bindu Parek, after a concert performance organized by Sangam, the Indian Student club of MIT. In the foreground, Sangam members pose for the photo, including Waris Warsi (second from left), Sangam Treasurer and donor of this collection.
Mispterz performance at Zoo Labs
Mipsterz performance at Zoo Labs in Oakland on March 2, 2018. Featuring Abbas Ratani (one of the founders of Mipsterz), Yusuf Siddiquee (lead artist), and Neel Agrawal, images from SAADA's archive were projected onto the background during the performance. Photographs taken by Sana Khan (1, 2, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) and James Huang (3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11).
Photo of a Vest that Fatima Created For a Pro-Refugee Protest
Photo of a vest that Fatima created for a pro-refugee protest in Washington, D.C. in 2016. Fatima has experienced the hardship of being a refugee in a country where she was made to feel like an outsider from a young age. She had to flee Afghanistan again due to safety concerns and understands that seeking refuge in a new place comes from a desperate situation.
Sakhi Holy Shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan
Photo of the Sakhi Holy Shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan taken by RD in August 2021 a few days before the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. RD talks about highlighting the beauty of structures that exist within Afghanistan.
Fatima Sitting on a Hill in Bamiyan, Afghanistan
Photograph of Fatima sitting on a hill in Bamiyan, Afghanistan across the Bamiyan Buddhas where she was making a documentary about doula's in Afghanistan. Fatima talks about the memories of beautiful places in Afghanistan including the Bamiyan Buddhas. These statues hold a significant importance to Afghan people in general but Hazaras in particular.