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April 19th, 2022, (Sharjah,UAE): Taking a step forward in its efforts to popularise gender-inclusive practices, particularly in the private sector, NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA), hosted ‘Connecting with Irtiqa’ event. The event heightened participants’ awareness on ways in which this platform, launched in 2019, can serve as a mentor...
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Aligned with the International Girls in ICT Day, Ananke, CodeGirls Pakistan, and WomenInTechPK have joined forces to organize a virtual summit celebrating women and girls in the various fields of technology. The theme of the event titled Girls in ICT Summit is ‘Breaking Barriers to Access’ and will be...
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This is a new, updated version of Mardiya's article previously published on Ananke under the title of Performative Feminism. Feminism as a movement has undergone a series of evolutions in terms of how activism is carried out. In its early stages, during the 19th and 20th centuries, it...
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You’re an artist, as well as a writer. How did these two professions complement each other for you? Do tell us about your journey in both. My art and my writing share a similar creative process. I start with the seed of an idea, I define which medium I...
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You are a writer and an illustrator— two wonderfully complementary professions. Do tell us about your journey, the challenges, and what has kept you going. I’ve been a bookworm since I was a child, very much the ‘bringing a book to a wedding and sitting in the corner finishing...
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Do tell us about your writing journey. What drew you to this profession? I was the kind of child who always had her nose buried in a book, but the moment when words really came alive for me was when I started reading the Narnia series in the third...
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Dubai, UAE: Ananke, new media and development platform focusing on inclusion and empowerment, welcomes Dubai Diaries as media partner for its flagship event Women In Literature Festival. The two-day, online event plans to celebrate literary voices from across the Global South and beyond who are all set to share...
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Human Highness, a luxury sustainable women’s brand, has joined forces with artist and creative icon Thomas Iser to launch its first Human Highness X Thomas Iser NFT collection. The collection, #universalhumanity, was inspired by the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and aims at raising awareness on some global topics like...
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This news story has been updated with Chetna Keer's remarks. Dubai, UAE: One of India’s most innovative publishing entities, Readomania, joins hands with Ananke to participate at Ananke’s Women In Literature Festival on March 31st and April 1st, 2022 to celebrate literature, publishing and the creative process. The...