August2024

  • Image: © UNRWA/Hussein Owda: Women and children take shelter in an overcrowded UNRWA facility in Khan Younis, Gaza, amid nearby gunfire and shelling.

    Mass evacuations in Gaza choke survival and severely constrain aid operations

    Successive mass evacuation orders issued by Israeli forces amid hostilities have displaced 90 per cent of Gaza’s residents since October 2023, often multiple times, exposing them to harm and depriving them of the essentials to survive. During August alone, the Israeli forces have issued 12 evacuation orders – on...
  • On the Semantics of Linguistic Hegemony and Coercion

    On the Semantics of Linguistic Hegemony and Coercion

    Of late, language or rather the mechanisms and machinations of language have become an incessant obsession. From time immemorial, all tools of language and expression – be it the hieroglyphics of old, Lutheran Pamphlets, censored blank spaces in Pakistani dailies in the 80s, Mahsa Amini’s image, Mahmud Darwish’s lilting...
  • Keemiya Creatives, Bookbots India Elevating South Asian Literature

    Keemiya Creatives, Bookbot India Elevating South Asian Literature

    The Indian publishing industry stands as a formidable force in Southeast Asia, renowned for its dynamism and expansive reach. As one of the largest and most diverse book markets in the region, India boasts an impressive output, with over 90,000 new books published annually. This staggering number underscores the...
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