• Press Release: Ananke Women in Literature Festival Evolves into Ananke Literature Festival for its 7th Edition

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ananke Women in Literature Festival Evolves into Ananke Literature Festival for its 7th Edition Global South — April 22, 2026 — Ananke, India’s celebrated literature platform, announces its 7th annual festival, now rebranded as Ananke Literature Festival. The festival will take place fully online later this...
  • Women, girls in Gaza remain at critical risk even after ceasefire: UN Women Report

    Women, girls in Gaza remain at critical risk even after ceasefire: UN Women Report

    Six months after the ceasefire, and as regional developments shift global attention, UN Women warns that women and girls in Gaza remain at critical risk, calling for adherence to the ceasefire, international law, and the protection of women and girls, alongside unimpeded humanitarian assistance at scale      ...
  • Dubai-based Dreamwork Collective launches poignant novel by Pakistani author Safinah Danish Elahi

    Dubai-based The Dreamwork Collective launches poignant novel by Pakistani author Safinah Danish Elahi

    Dubai, UAE: Dubai-based publisher, The Dreamwork Collective, has launched a powerful new novel confronting the complexities of adult friendship against the backdrop of childhood trauma. Written by acclaimed author, Safinah Danish Elahi, Chasing Shadows in Borrowed Light, explores how the past can continue to shape lives, long after relationships...
  • Reading Like a Writer: Learning Craft from South Asian Masters

    A Live Online Workshop with Namrata Saturday, March 14 Time: 11 AM IST Live Online on Zoom | 2 Hours There is a popular belief that writing has no rules. And yet, strong stories are rarely accidental. They are built. Carefully. Intentionally. Through choices about silence, structure, interiority, emotional...
  • 7 in 10 women human rights defenders, activists and journalists report online violence

    7 in 10 women human rights defenders, activists and journalists report online violence

    Geneva – Online violence against women human rights defenders, activists and journalists has reached a tipping point, often fueling offline attacks, according to a new report released today, produced by the European Commission and UN Women’s ACT to End Violence against Women programme, in partnership with researchers from TheNerve, City St George’s, University of London and the International Center for...
  • Celebrating a feminist lens on human and environmental degradation

    Celebrating a feminist lens on human and environmental degradation

    ‘In the Black Mountains of Pakistan, the discovery of an unconscious, unknown man is the first snowball in an avalanche of chaos. The head of the village is beset with problems – including the injured stranger – and failing to find his way out. His daughter receives a love...
  • 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...
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