Who if Not Us is a documentary from the award-winning "Voices from the Roof of the World" (VRW) series, focusing on two young Pakistani climate activists. Directed by Nyal Mueenuddin, the film explores the critical role women play in responding to the climate crisis. Set against the backdrop of political instability and environmental disaster, it highlights youth leadership, resilience, and social change.

What does it mean to steward cultural memory in moments of fragility and loss?

This lecture argues that archives are not neutral repositories, but sites of consequential human judgment—where decisions about preservation, access, and interpretation shape what endures and what disappears. Drawing on the founding of the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT and sustained engagement with cultural heritage across the SWANA region, the talk examines archival work under conditions of conflict and uncertainty. It challenges the adequacy of technological solutions alone and reframes archival practice as a form of stewardship—an ethical commitment grounded in care, responsibility, and institutional purpose.

At stake is not only the survival of cultural materials, but how they are held, understood, and entrusted to the future.