Faiz Am'n Mela (Faiz Peace Festival)

📅 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.

We welcome families to share in this intergenerational experience. Let your children discover the beauty of literature, music, and humanistic and progressive values in a joyful and thoughtful setting.

• 📖 Literature- Book Launch: Shiraz Raj, Gulnaz Kousar & Dr Amir Butt
• 🖋️ Memories of Faiz — Saleema Hashmi in conversation with Pervaiz Alam
• 🎙️ Jugnu Mohsin — My Reminiscence of Faiz Sab
• 🎙️Arshad Mahmud -
• 🌏 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.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

SOAS Gallery, Russell Square, London, United Kingdom