Beginning on April 23rd, 2024, the fourth edition of Anankes Women in Literature Festival will welcome a distinguished array of speakers including poets, authors, filmmakers, critics and other eminent creatives. Joining this distinguished group is the illustrious fictionist, poet, critic, curator, editor, translator and screenwriter Rochelle Potkar. Rochelle Potkars immense body of work include her...
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Compounding Crises: Pandemic Disruptions and Weak Recovery Delay Time to Gender Parity to 132 Years
- Iceland remains the worlds most gender-equal country, followed by Finland, Norway, New Zealand and Sweden - COVID-19 set gender parity back by a generation and a weak recovery isnt compensating for it - Explore the full report, infographics and more information here Geneva, Switzerland: After a big COVID hit, the gender gap hasnt bounced back,...
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The Women Who Gave Me Wings
Reverie Publishers through its label, Moringa Books, has announced the publication of The Women Who Gave Me Wings, written by Zainab Suleman Sharif. This book, in the spirit of holy month of Ramadhan, celebrates women who have played a vital part in spreading the message of Islam. The book consists of nine chapters, each dedicated...
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Annie Zaidi, Myriam Tadasse, Sabyn Javeri & Saba Karim share platform at Anankes WLF2022 to Unpack A Womans Experience of Displacement
Leading voices from across the literary landscape are all set to share their views about fictionalizing womens lived experiences at the second edition of Anankes much celebrated Women In Literature Festival 2022 (#WLF2022). Taking place digitally on March 31st and April 1st, 2022. The two-day, online event plans to celebrate independent publishers, writers, poets, literary...
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A Practical Guide to Sustainable Debt For Gender Equality
UN Women, IFC and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) launched, on November 16th, 2021, a new practical guide to using sustainable bond issuances to advance gender equality, entitled “Bonds to Bridge the Gender Gap: A Practitioner’s Guide to Using Sustainable Debt for Gender Equality“. Gender inequalities persist in every country and society around the...
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IBM Z: Prepare For Your Future
The Global Student Hub is an IBMZ community created especially for students from around the globe to explore the world of Z and for students wanting to explore careers in enterprise computing & prepare for the future of work. Check out Ananke’s special below focusing on how the IBM Z community and Global Student Hub...
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Editorial: On Voice And Agency
It was in 1911 when women took to the streets to demand the right to vote, hold public office and equal pay in different parts of Europe. These were some of the numerous and many a times unrecognized building blocks that culminated in the ideals of womens empowerment that we know today. Marking...
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Unilever embraces an inclusive vision of beauty
June 25,th, 2020, (London/Rotterdam): Unilever announced today the next step in the evolution of its skin care portfolio to a more inclusive vision of beauty which includes the removal of the words fair/fairness, white/whitening, and light/lightening from its products packs and communication. As part of this decision, the Fair & Lovely brand name will...
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Enabling Return To New Normal Through Tech
June 7th, 2020, Dubai (UAE): WRLD3D and SMARTCITTI, two leading innovators in the 3D digital visualisation and smart workplace solutions space, have joined forces to launch the social distancing navigation app – SafeDistance. The app has been specifically designed to meet the needs of people re-entering places of work or education, whilst ensuring that organisations...
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Dr Jane Goodall, H E Mariam bint Mohammed Al Mheiri in conversation on pandemic, sustainable issues
June 1st, 2020, Dubai (UAE): Sustainability Have we pulled back from the brink? is the second discussion in the Literary Conversation Across Borders digital series, with Dr Jane Goodall, one of the worlds best-known environmental scientists in conversation with Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Al Mheiri, Minister of State for Food Security, on Saturday,...
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