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This essay is part of Ananke’s 10th anniversary special edition which can be viewed here. It often comes as a surprise to many people that it has been almost 12 years since I started teaching University students. Most people see me as an independent publisher and editor, and...
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“And then what happened?” I asked, hanging onto every word as she painted a picture of friendships so deep, so full of life, even though they had faded nearly six decades ago. “Marriage. Children. Husband. That became our world. None of us had time for friends.” There was a...
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Republished | This excerpt was originally published in Ananke’s 10th anniversary special edition on ISSUU and can be viewed here. 2 a.m. I close the window. Shut out the night. Look away from the dark. There’s more in this room. It’s hard to decide which terror is more...
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This article is part of Ananke’s 10th anniversary special edition. The eZine can be viewed on ISSUU by clicking on this link. In my feminism class at NYUAD, I teach an essay titled “Just Stop” by Egyptian photojournalist Eman Hilal. Each semester, it elicits a powerful reaction from my...
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This article is part of Ananke’s 10th anniversary special edition. To read the eZine, click this link. I am tired of skin. I am tired of the way women’s skin seem to swallow up their kidneys, aortas, phalanges. For all the space taken up by skin in public discourse,...
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This editorial is part of Ananke's 10th anniversary special edition celebrating the platform's work. You can view the eZine here. a haze of red blind A Libretto for a wisp like single ? being presence shadow thought gesture able to float on toes made movement made...
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Buy the Book In Gender, Sexuality and Feminism in Pakistani Urdu Writing (Published by Anthem Press, 2022, also available at Folio Press), the author, Amina Yaqin takes us on a journey into the vibrant yet understudied domain of progressive women’s poetry in Urdu, presenting a deeply nuanced and rigorous...
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Publisher: Haus Publishing Details to buy the books below My Palestine, An Impossible Exile written by Mohammad Tarbush is a raw, evocative, and intimate piece of writing not just about the cataclysms of human suffering, but the debilitating conditions of humanity. And, in the midst of personal and national...
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I recently read Djamila Morani’s novel, The Djinn’s Apple, published by Neem Tree Press, which reminded me of my childhood. We have all heard about Harun al-Rashid, the Abbasid Caliph who ruled from 786 to 809 and is associated with the famous stories of the 1001 Nights. For many...
This essay is part of Ananke’s 10th anniversary special edition which can be viewed here. It often comes as a surprise to many people that it has been almost 12 years since I started teaching University students. Most people see me as an independent publisher and editor, and...
“And then what happened?” I asked, hanging onto every word as she painted a picture of friendships so deep, so full of life, even though they had faded nearly six decades ago. “Marriage. Children. Husband. That became our world. None of us had time for friends.” There was a...
Republished | This excerpt was originally published in Ananke’s 10th anniversary special edition on ISSUU and can be viewed here. 2 a.m. I close the window. Shut out the night. Look away from the dark. There’s more in this room. It’s hard to decide which terror is more...
This article is part of Ananke’s 10th anniversary special edition. The eZine can be viewed on ISSUU by clicking on this link. In my feminism class at NYUAD, I teach an essay titled “Just Stop” by Egyptian photojournalist Eman Hilal. Each semester, it elicits a powerful reaction from my...
This article is part of Ananke’s 10th anniversary special edition. To read the eZine, click this link. I am tired of skin. I am tired of the way women’s skin seem to swallow up their kidneys, aortas, phalanges. For all the space taken up by skin in public discourse,...
This editorial is part of Ananke's 10th anniversary special edition celebrating the platform's work. You can view the eZine here. a haze of red blind A Libretto for a wisp like single ? being presence shadow thought gesture able to float on toes made movement made...
Buy the Book In Gender, Sexuality and Feminism in Pakistani Urdu Writing (Published by Anthem Press, 2022, also available at Folio Press), the author, Amina Yaqin takes us on a journey into the vibrant yet understudied domain of progressive women’s poetry in Urdu, presenting a deeply nuanced and rigorous...
Publisher: Haus Publishing Details to buy the books below My Palestine, An Impossible Exile written by Mohammad Tarbush is a raw, evocative, and intimate piece of writing not just about the cataclysms of human suffering, but the debilitating conditions of humanity. And, in the midst of personal and national...
I recently read Djamila Morani’s novel, The Djinn’s Apple, published by Neem Tree Press, which reminded me of my childhood. We have all heard about Harun al-Rashid, the Abbasid Caliph who ruled from 786 to 809 and is associated with the famous stories of the 1001 Nights. For many...
