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This essay is part of Ananke’s 10th anniversary special edition which can be viewed here. It often comes as a surprise to many people that it has been almost 12 years since I started teaching University students. Most people see me as an independent publisher and editor, and...
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“And then what happened?” I asked, hanging onto every word as she painted a picture of friendships so deep, so full of life, even though they had faded nearly six decades ago. “Marriage. Children. Husband. That became our world. None of us had time for friends.” There was a...
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Republished | This excerpt was originally published in Ananke’s 10th anniversary special edition on ISSUU and can be viewed here. 2 a.m. I close the window. Shut out the night. Look away from the dark. There’s more in this room. It’s hard to decide which terror is more...
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This article is part of Ananke’s 10th anniversary special edition. The eZine can be viewed on ISSUU by clicking on this link. In my feminism class at NYUAD, I teach an essay titled “Just Stop” by Egyptian photojournalist Eman Hilal. Each semester, it elicits a powerful reaction from my...
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This article is part of Ananke’s 10th anniversary special edition. To read the eZine, click this link. I am tired of skin. I am tired of the way women’s skin seem to swallow up their kidneys, aortas, phalanges. For all the space taken up by skin in public discourse,...
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This article is part of Ananke’s 10th anniversary special edition. The eZine can be viewed on the ISSUU platform by clicking on this link. Oppression and inflicting violence come in many forms. The most recognized, however, are through pleasure and…, through pain. The former is strategically designed to be...
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This editorial is part of Ananke's 10th anniversary special edition celebrating the platform's work. You can view the eZine here. a haze of red blind A Libretto for a wisp like single ? being presence shadow thought gesture able to float on toes made movement made...
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This editorial is part of Ananke's 10th anniversary special edition celebrating the platform's work. You can view the eZine here. It was a decade ago that the idea of Ananke was born. The birth of a new idea is always a moment of excitement and fear – even...
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Art imitates life. It not only mirrors society, but also supplies a mirror through which social norms, taboos, stereotypes and deeply entrenched belief systems can be discovered by a discerning eye. Indeed, as with all other societal manifestations, darkness can be easily transported, translated and expressed in art form....