An Ananke's Empower Program Project When you hear the word scientist the image that pops into your mind first is most likely that of a man, right? It takes a bit of a second for you to rewire your thoughts (if at all you do) and think that a scientist could also be a...
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On Talibans Gynophobic Misogyny & Instrumentalization of Womens Bodies for Political Ends
Taliban have continued to impose several restrictions on womens movement and bodies since their takeover in August 2021. They have already banned girls from attending school beyond the 6th grade and the recent move of banning women from universities is an egregious act of continued subjugation in the name of religion. According to Afghanistans ministry...
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On day of the Girl, I hope people can access clean water at home so that no more die fetching water
Water is considered the most significant necessity and blessing of life. Human beings can’t survive without water for more than three days. Can you imagine the same water or source of survival becoming the cause of death even in the 21st century? Yes, you read it right. Are you wondering how? I grew up and...
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Highlighting Female Participation on Emirati Womens Day
As a key pillar of the community, Emirati women are playing a vital role in the overall development of the UAE and have achieved many successes in various sectors, especially in the financial and banking sector, thanks to the support and guidance of our wise leadership which prioritised investing in human resources and paid special...
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On Performative Feminism
This is a new, updated version of Mardiya's article previously published on Ananke under the title of Performative Feminism. Feminism as a movement has undergone a series of evolutions in terms of how activism is carried out. In its early stages, during the 19th and 20th centuries, it focused on the temperance and abolitionist...
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Slowly yet steadily, women are climbing the workforce ladder
Behind every successful man is a woman used to be a very common expression. These days, however, women across the globe are breaking glass ceilings and shattering stereotypes about a womans place in society, in the workplace specifically. The latest Lets Get Real About Equality: When Women Thrive report published by Mercer, a leading global...
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On Changemaking
I work for a San Francisco based health tech firm, Doximity, as their Senior Data Analytics Manager. Doximity provides digital workflow tools for medical professionals such as doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and pharmacists in the US. It is surprising how the health care system is one of the last benefactors of the digital revolution....
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Nurturing Societies Starts at Birth
If you are a woman who has breastfed your baby, you will know that nothing beats the experience of meeting your babys gaze during this special time. The bond created is unique a special divine language between mother and infant, without the need for words. You are communicating physically, mentally, and spiritually with your...
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All it takes is one candle to light up the world
This article is part of Ananke's Special Resilience Edition published in July 2021 on ISSUU, click here to read the entire magazine. There are more good people than bad people, and overall theres more thats good in the world than there is thats bad. We just need to hear about it, we just need...
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Voicing Stateless Exclusion
This article is part of Ananke's Resilience Edition published on ISSUU - the special edition can be viewed here. Fight for your rights with all your heart. Because if you do not address the problem, it will keep chasing you ~ Nur Azizah Rohingya Refugee Sex based discrimination being the stark...