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  • Call for Submissions: Ananke Mag Special Edition – Voices 2026

    Ananke Mag is proud to announce its upcoming special edition, Voices 2026, dedicated to celebrating the richness and diversity of the Arab literary landscape, including the diaspora and its global imprint. This edition will focus particularly on the extraordinary contributions of Arab women writers, whose voices have navigated and...
  • The AI Cat is Out of the Bag

    The AI Cat is Out of the Bag

    Let’s be honest, we have all jumped on the AI bandwagon but safe to say we are only trying to get on it. Grappling to hold on. And while the world is delving into the notions of agentic AI, voice biometrics, smart automation and data management, we – the...
  • Crafting Fear: Unmasking the Psychopathic Character

    Crafting Fear: Unmasking the Psychopathic Character

    What drives an audience’s fascination with psychopaths? Why do characters who are completely devoid of empathy, like Hannibal Lecter or Dexter, command our attention? A panel discussion featuring British author Araminta Hall and Egyptian novelist Mirna Al-Mahdi delved into these questions at the 44th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF...
  • From Hashtags to Action

    From Hashtags to Action: Why Pakistan Needs a Collective Blueprint for Women in Tech Every year on International Women’s Day, timelines flood with powerful stories, corporate campaigns, and hashtags promising a more inclusive future. For a day, the energy is electric — women’s achievements are celebrated, commitments to gender...
  • On Silencing Creativity and Struggle for Free Thought

    On Silencing Creativity and Struggle for Free Thought

    Rahman Abbas is the winner of India’s highest literary award, the Sahitya Akademi Award, for his fourth novel, Rohzin in 2018. He is the author of eleven books, including seven novels. Rahman has also won four State Akademi Awards. His writings have been translated into English, German, French, Hindi, and discussed in...
  • Gender equality is the world’s unfinished business – and unfinished potential

    The private sector is indispensable for closing the gap, according to a new report from UN Women launched today New York – Gender equality remains the unfinished business of our time – and the private sector is indispensable for closing the gap, according to a new report from UN Women launched today....
  • World leaders place women’s empowerment and gender equality at the heart of multilateralism

    Governments commit more than 212 actions showing global support for women and girls. New York – 2025 marks a once-in-a-generation milestone for women’s rights and gender equality: 30 years since the world committed to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 15 since the creation of UN Women, and 80...
  • Seagull Books: A Homage Designed For Artistic Endeavors

    Seagull Books: A Homage Designed For Artistic Endeavors

    The scent of a freshly bought book – crisp pages, glossy sheen, fascinating design and if it’s a hard cover – even better! Whether it comes in the mail or you buy from a bookshop, the anticipation and excitement of flitting off to realms beyond for an avid reader...
  • Closing The Gender Digital Divide

    Closing the Gender Digital Divide Could Boost Global GDP by $1.5 Trillion and Lift 30 Million Women from Poverty     New York – The newly released Gender Snapshot 2025 report by UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) shows that the world...
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