SAMAR Magazine Issue #9 (Winter/Spring 1998)
The Winter/Spring 1998 issue of SAMAR (No. 9) focused on the theme of "conservatism," and featured contributions by Vijay Prashad, David Bergman, Arvind Rajagopal, Sunaina Maira, Faiza Ahmad, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Naeem Mohaimen, Sagheer Faiz, Srinivas Kuruganti, Michelle Yasmine Valladares, Pratyusha Basu, and Dina Siddiqui.
SAMAR Magazine Issue #8 (Summer/Fall 1997)
The Summer/Fall 1997 issue of SAMAR (No. 8), subtitled "Organizing by Any Means Necessary," addressed activist movements, with a special attention to Organizers in the San Francisco Bay Area, South Asian domestic workers, and the Bhopal campaign.
SAMAR Magazine Issue #3 (Summer 1994)
The Summer 1994 issue of SAMAR (No. 3), entitled "The Packaging of South Asia," included articles that analyzed representations of South Asia in the world, with special attention to representations of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, and Kashmir.
SAMAR Magazine Issue #13 (Winter/Spring 2001)
The Winter/Spring 2001 issue of SAMAR (No. 13), entitled "Come, Africa" included several articles that highlighted the relationship between the Indian subcontinent and Africa continent, from comparative essays to features on the South Asian diaspora in Africa. The issue also includes an interview with Mahmood Mamdani by Nauman Naqvi and Chandana Mathur.