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Patchwork Life: Reflections from Mohua Chinappa’s Thorns in My Quilt
In Thorns in My Quilt (Rupa Publications, 2024), Mohua Chinappa stitches together the... -
Imperialist Multilateralism in the Age of the Anthropocene
Cooperation for change, this is essentially what multilateralism is all about. Countries with...
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Governments commit more than 212 actions showing global support for women and girls. New York – 2025 marks a once-in-a-generation milestone for women’s rights and gender equality: 30 years since... -
Afghan women and girls face increased risks of poverty, early marriage, harassment and exploitation amid a surge in returns to the country In a new report, UN Women, CARE... -
Port Sudan – As Sudan’s humanitarian crisis deepens with escalating famine and conflict, women and girls are bearing the brunt. A new report, Gender Snapshot: Women, Food Insecurity, and Famine Risk... -
Political empowerment sees strongest gains, yet with only 22.9% of the global gap closed to date it remains the biggest barrier to progress on parity worldwide. Read the...
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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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Originally a European lore, myth and story, vampires have long held great fascination all around the world. While a huge number of literary and cinematic iterations vis-a-vis the blood... -
The art of sowing seeds of division among people, nations, can best be learnt from the colonial-thinking, imperialist West. Be it the Sykes-Picot Agreement, Balfour Declaration, the San Remo... -
In an age of distraction, where the present clutches tightly at our gaze, Dr. Kanika Gupta chooses to look back, deep into the crevices of time, where myths still... -
Seated in my chauffeur-driven car (disclaimer: as I am visually impaired and do not drive after daylight), I told my 17 and 15 year old children to refrain from... -
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...
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Faiqa Mansab’s The Sufi Storyteller is a luminous, multi-layered narrative that fuses the mysticism of Sufi traditions with the gritty urgency of contemporary crime fiction. It is at once... -
In modern warfare, control over digital infrastructure has become as critical as control over physical territory. Recent investigations have largely exposed how Israel has abused BigTech to commit war... -
The Comeback is a restrained yet incisive exploration of friendship, betrayal, artistic integrity, and the elusive nature of success. Set against the backdrop of the entertainment industry and small-town...