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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... -
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...
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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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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... -
The kitchen has long been a contested space in a woman’s life. A place of both nourishment and negotiation, creation, and confinement. It is where traditions are preserved, family...