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Ananke LitFest 26: Bhakti Shringarpure & Anthony Alessandrini in Decolonization Fireside Chat
Dubai, UAE — The Ananke Literature Festival 2026 will host “Notes on Decolonization... -
Usawa Literary Review Brings Listening When The Subaltern Speaks to the Ananke Literature Festival 2026
Dubai, UAE — The Ananke Literature Festival 2026 will host “Listening When The...
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Pakistani novelist Faiqa Mansab has reached an exciting international milestone, with the Italian rights to her novel The Sufi Storyteller officially acquired by Newton Compton Editori, a prominent name... -
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... -
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... -
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...
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The United Nations Decade for Women (1976–1985) originated the concept Women in Development (WID). Influenced by feminist discourse of early 70’s in the Global North, it aimed to integrate... -
Tell us about yourself, where you are from, and a bit about your childhood that led you to choose your career and educational path. I’m Fatima Alshamsi, an Emirati... -
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... -
November 25th, 2024, (New York/Vienna): On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, November 25, the report Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides by UN...
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Bridging the Gender Gap: Women in Pakistan’s Evolving Tech Sector
While Pakistan is going through severe economic and political turmoil at the moment,... -
Kaarvan Trained Artisans Highlight Women Empowerment Through Craft
An exhibition, Uraan Chapter 12, displaying exquisite handicrafts by Pakistani female artisans was...
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While Child Domestic Labor does not come under the scope of the worst types of labor , recent reports especially coming out from South Asia relate horrific stories, writes... -
Sitting thousands of miles away in a land of privilege and safety, one might easily be labeled an armchair digital warrior. Taking refuge and solace (perhaps) in the cliché,... -
Being a digitally empowered woman enabled me to get an opportunity to work in the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) space which was an area l was aspiring... -
HIStory tells us revolutions are often bloody. They are usually tainted with propaganda, hate, with the entire governmental machinery working aggressively against them. It is not just colonial but... -
“Decide today whether you want to live with me or your Ammi”, uttered my father while I was boarding the school bus to take my Grade III Science Exam... -
It’s hard to explain to others what it’s like to go through life as a woman. I am constantly reminded of the obstacles and limitations that have been placed... -
In her journal, my mother wrote about how lucky she was that her father had taken her to school despite this not being a common practice during that time.... -
Although life is always uncertain, I didn’t fully understand its significance until I experienced it. My mother passed away when I was a teenager and, on my way, to...