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The third edition of Ananke’s Women in Literature will highlight an important discussion on inclusive publishing. Happening on the first day of the festival, April 11th, 2023 – at 5.00 PM UAE, this session will focus on the importance of inclusion in the production and dissemination of the written...
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Arranged marriages, hyper-conservative in-laws, violent husbands, mangoes, and of course the monsoon season are some of the numerous stereotypes, many may have an aversion to reading in a work of fiction or even non-fiction. That said, typecasting continues to plague writers from within the South Asian region as well...
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Eminent names from across South Asia, MENA and beyond will be gracing the third edition of Ananke’s Women in Literature Festival 2023 on April 11th and 12th. Independent publishers, authors, filmmakers, artists, writers and creatives will congregate remotely to engage in dialogue focusing on a wide ranging array of...
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Joao Guimarães Rosa says so beautifully that ‘every word has its shadow’. Taking cue from the Brazilian novelist’s exposition, Ananke’s Women in Literature Festival unveils a fascinating conversation that will delve into the migratory experience of language through translation and interpretation. Eminent names from across South Asia, MENA and beyond will...
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Art and the visual has played a pivotal role in the socio-political history of humanity. Existing since the time when mankind had limited modes of communication as well as vocabulary, it is an organic canvas representing ideas – shared and otherwise – riveting emotions and angst. Keeping in mind...
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The third edition of Ananke’s one of a kind flagship event, Women in Literature Festival 2023 unveils a fascinating panel discussion featuring distinguished names from the Arab diaspora, Huda Fakhreddinne, Jehan Bseiso and Lela Aboulela. The event will be live-streamed on Ananke’s Facebook page – @anankemag with the option...
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Being a digitally empowered woman enabled me to get an opportunity to work in the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) space which was an area l was aspiring to be part of. I didn’t know how that would happen given my academic background was in Food Processing Technology,...
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HIStory tells us revolutions are often bloody. They are usually tainted with propaganda, hate, with the entire governmental machinery working aggressively against them. It is not just colonial but human legacy how the establishment have clamped down freedoms of expression and movement, freedoms not only given by – ironically...
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March 8th, 2023 (United Nations, New York): Under the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, UN Women, the United Nations, and its partners and allies around the world celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8th, 2023, calling on governments, activists and the private sector to “power...