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  • Four years after Taliban takeover, Afghans overwhelmingly back girls’ education

    Four years after Taliban takeover, Afghans overwhelmingly back girls’ education

    Kabul, Afghanistan: Despite the ongoing ban on girls’ secondary education, Afghans across gender and socioeconomic backgrounds almost universally support girls’ right to learn, according to a new UN Women Gender Alert. The alert looks at the current situation for women and girls across ten key areas, including education and employment,...
  • Honoring Contributions of Emirati Women

    Honoring Contributions of Emirati Women

    On August 28th, 2025, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrates Emirati Women’s Day that annually recognizes and honors the contributions as well as achievements of Emirati women. Under this year’s theme of ‘Hand in Hand, We Celebrate 50 years’, the Day  reflects Emirati women’s five decade-long, sustained achievements and...
  • Women and girls most at risk as millions return to crisis-hit Afghanistan

    Afghan women and girls face increased risks of poverty, early marriage, harassment and exploitation amid a surge in returns to the country In a new report, UN Women, CARE International and partners urge long-term support for women and girls.  Kabul – Afghan women and girl returnees from Iran and...
  • Women-led households at triple risk of severe food insecurity in Sudan

    Port Sudan – As Sudan’s humanitarian crisis deepens with escalating famine and conflict, women and girls are bearing the brunt. A new report, Gender Snapshot: Women, Food Insecurity, and Famine Risk in Sudan, reveals that female-headed households face triple the risk of severe food insecurity compared to male-headed families. According to...
  • A Note from the Editor

    August 2025 Stepping into this new editorial role at Ananke during a month that carries so much historical and emotional weight across South Asia is not lost on me. August is often remembered as a time of rupture, resistance, and renewal. This month also marks many nations’ struggles for...
  • Press Release: Namrata Appointed Editor of Ananke

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2025 | Global — Ananke, the global new media and development platform dedicated to inclusive digital storytelling, proudly announces the appointment of Namrata as its new Editor. Namrata has been an integral part of Ananke’s leadership team as Director of Operations, and now steps into...
  • Unyielding

    Unyielding

    Regurgitate… There’s nothing left Heave… High Thump… Loud Retch! Wretch Retch Nothing left to spew Pause Heave Heave Regurgitate There is… emptiness to spew Ebony blues Purple hues Poke and prick No space is left Continue Continue Day1, Day 2, Day 3 And on …and on … and on…...
  • World Literature Today, Ananke to Host Delhi in the Anthropocene Conversation on June 30

    Watch Now: Delhi in the Anthropocene

    In this special event cohosted by World Literature Today (WLT) and Ananke, we mark the launch of WLT’s latest city issue, Delhi in the Anthropocene, guest-edited by Amit R. Baishya. Held on June 30, 2025, the webinar brought together distinguished contributors — Ravi Agarwal, Nitoo Das, Vishwajyoti Ghosh, Sumana Roy, and Vandana Singh—...
  • Mohua

    Patchwork Life: Reflections from Mohua Chinappa’s Thorns in My Quilt

    In Thorns in My Quilt  (Rupa Publications, 2024), Mohua Chinappa stitches together the frayed threads of memory, grief, and identity into a tapestry of aching beauty. Written as a series of letters from a daughter to her deceased father, this deeply personal narrative transcends the form of memoir, entering...
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