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  • Ananke welcomes award-winning author, thought leader Kiran Manral in its 2024 Women in Lit Fest

    The fourth edition of Ananke’s flagship event, the Women in Literature Festival, will showcase a diverse set of distinguished speakers especially from across the Global South. This year, this notable roster proudly includes award winning author and thought leader, Kiran Manral. Kiran Manral published her first book, The Reluctant...
  • Award-winning author Mai Al Nakib to speak about narratives shaping world perspectives at AnankeWLF

    Award-winning author Mai Al Nakib to speak about narratives shaping world perspectives at AnankeWLF

    Mai Al-Nakib the author of the novel An Unlasting Home and the short story collection The Hidden Light of Objects, winner of the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s First Book Award in 2014 will be joining Ananke’s Women in Literature. Festival 2024. distinguished list of speakers this April. The festival...
  • Ananke Welcomes Kitaab as Women in Literature 2024 Event Partner

    Ananke Welcomes Kitaab as Women in Literature 2024 Event Partner

    Ananke, a new media and development platform focusing on initiating inclusive conversations about gender and the Global South, welcomes Kitaab as event partner for its flagship Women In Literature Festival. The digital event will showcase a plethora of conversations that spark impact and mobilize change. The festival aims to...
  • Ananke’s Women in Literature Festival 2024 to spark impact, mobilize change

    Ananke’s Women in Literature Festival 2024 to spark impact, mobilize change

    The fourth edition of Ananke’s annual Women in Literature Festival 2024 will officially open its digital doors on April 23rd; unwrapping a plethora of conversations that spark impact and mobilize change. The festival aims to initiate conversations and dialogue that give rise to positive narratives. The digital festival is...
  • Ode to Mother Muse

    Ode to Mother Muse

    Mother Muse Quintet, by Naveen Kishore is published by Speaking Tiger and is available here. For more buying options, check out Amazon and Seagull Books.   Approaching works of Naveen Kishore – for me – is an endeavor of immense reflection as are his conversations – always! It is...
  • Sheikha Bodour urges publishers to continue to provide solid foundation of truth in the age of fake news, dis-mis-info, writes Sabin Muzaffar.

    Publishers Conference Highlights Role of Global Industry on the Footsteps of History, Intersecting Tradition, Innovation

    The Emirate of Sharjah, UAE, welcomed an incredible assembly of global publishing industry experts, literary agents and thought leaders during the three-day event: The Publishers Conference. The 13th edition of the conference offered a unique space for professionals across the publishing landscape to not just examine some of the...
  • Deconstructing Barbenheimer

    Deconstructing Barbenheimer

    Warning: Spoilers ahead for a host of movies and TV series – Barbie, Oppenheimer and Game of Thrones. Tread with caution!   Today, I watched/heard a most stirring speech and it almost made me shed a tear – well, almost! It goes like this: It is literally impossible to...
  • The Barbie impact: Is life in plastic really fantastic?

    The Barbie impact: Is life in plastic really fantastic?

    August 8th, 2023 (Dubai, UAE): Embarking on its highly anticipated debut across the UAE, The Barbie movie sparks a thought-provoking query: How have Barbie dolls influenced our identities and perceptions of others? Beyond their role as playthings, Barbie stands as a symbol of boundless imagination, embodying not only beauty...
  • On the human demand for creative expression and literary compassion

    On the human demand for creative expression and literary compassion

    Jayson Iwen is the author of Six Trips in Two Directions, A Momentary Jokebook, Gnarly Wounds, and Roze & Blud, which won the 2020 Miller Williams Poetry Prize. He is a professor of writing and English literature at The University of Wisconsin–Superior. (Source: Seagull Books) Please share what inspired you to write Roze &...
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