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The 2025 Edition of Ananke’s Festival of Literature arrives at a time when the world is yet again facing an onslaught on free speech and freedom of expression that fights against the tyranny of censorship, neo-colonial regimes of oppression especially of the sub-altern and marginalized. Moving past the time...
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Some films do more than entertain—they challenge set norms, address injustice, and inspire change. Filmmakers and critics discuss the power of cinema as a voice of change. This year, Ananke’s Festival of Literature is organizing a first-of-its-kind series of sessions in collaboration with celebrated journalist, author and editor, Manju...
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The number of people at risk of gender-based violence, including sexual violence, has tripled to over 12 million since the beginning of the war New York / Port Sudan: Sudanese women and girls are bearing the brunt of a crisis that is entering its third year on April 15....
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Fantasy and speculative fiction offer more than escape—they reflect real-world struggles and challenge existing power structures. This time around, Ananke’s Festival of Literature 2025 unveils a series of engaging sessions where authors, critics and creatives discuss how imagined worlds become vehicles for truth, justice, and rebellion. The three-day, digital...
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Ananke’s flagship training and mentoring program, Empower, has recently partnered with one of Pakistan’s leading education and development organizations, The Citizens Foundation (TCF) for its youth empowerment initiative. Selected fellows of the program will also take part in the upcoming Ananke Festival of Literature 2025, happening on April 29th...
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New data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women reveals limited progress in achieving gender equality in political leadership at the start of 2025, the year which marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the landmark UN framework which set out the roadmap...
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Women’s and girls’ rights are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of discrimination to weaker legal protections, and less funding for programs and institutions that support and protect women. UN Women’s latest report, “Women’s Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing”, published ahead of the UN 50th International Women’s...
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Home #itscomplicated, the latest book by Abu Dhabi based author, Saba Karim Khan, was launched at the Karachi Literature Festival this month. The book is already in its next print run. Home #itscomplicated rests on one conviction: Pakistan—home to over 240 million people, 70-80 languages and fascinating natural diversity—cannot...
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Ananke, in collaboration with independent, award-winning publishing house Yoda Press, is organizing an exclusive digital book launch: ‘Sum of Worlds – A Conversation with Naima Rashid’ on February 20th, 2025 at 1.00 PM UK, 5.00 PM UAE, 6.30 PM India . Naima Rashid is an author, poet and translator...
The 2025 Edition of Ananke’s Festival of Literature arrives at a time when the world is yet again facing an onslaught on free speech and freedom of expression that fights against the tyranny of censorship, neo-colonial regimes of oppression especially of the sub-altern and marginalized. Moving past the time...
Some films do more than entertain—they challenge set norms, address injustice, and inspire change. Filmmakers and critics discuss the power of cinema as a voice of change. This year, Ananke’s Festival of Literature is organizing a first-of-its-kind series of sessions in collaboration with celebrated journalist, author and editor, Manju...
The number of people at risk of gender-based violence, including sexual violence, has tripled to over 12 million since the beginning of the war New York / Port Sudan: Sudanese women and girls are bearing the brunt of a crisis that is entering its third year on April 15....
Fantasy and speculative fiction offer more than escape—they reflect real-world struggles and challenge existing power structures. This time around, Ananke’s Festival of Literature 2025 unveils a series of engaging sessions where authors, critics and creatives discuss how imagined worlds become vehicles for truth, justice, and rebellion. The three-day, digital...
Ananke’s flagship training and mentoring program, Empower, has recently partnered with one of Pakistan’s leading education and development organizations, The Citizens Foundation (TCF) for its youth empowerment initiative. Selected fellows of the program will also take part in the upcoming Ananke Festival of Literature 2025, happening on April 29th...
New data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women reveals limited progress in achieving gender equality in political leadership at the start of 2025, the year which marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the landmark UN framework which set out the roadmap...
Women’s and girls’ rights are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of discrimination to weaker legal protections, and less funding for programs and institutions that support and protect women. UN Women’s latest report, “Women’s Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing”, published ahead of the UN 50th International Women’s...
Home #itscomplicated, the latest book by Abu Dhabi based author, Saba Karim Khan, was launched at the Karachi Literature Festival this month. The book is already in its next print run. Home #itscomplicated rests on one conviction: Pakistan—home to over 240 million people, 70-80 languages and fascinating natural diversity—cannot...
Ananke, in collaboration with independent, award-winning publishing house Yoda Press, is organizing an exclusive digital book launch: ‘Sum of Worlds – A Conversation with Naima Rashid’ on February 20th, 2025 at 1.00 PM UK, 5.00 PM UAE, 6.30 PM India . Naima Rashid is an author, poet and translator...
