Journalist, Author, Nilanjana Bhowmick chats with Ananke’s Empower Fellow Zara Ahmed on revealing the truth about patriarchy and women’s care work in South Asia What inspired you to pursue a career in journalism and focus on international reporting? I have always been passionate about social justice and women’s rights. After graduating with a degree in… Continue reading On Social Justice And Recognizing Women’s Lived Experiences
Ananke’s Empower Fellow and Editor, Paramount Books Nuzhat Nisar chats with multi-faceted, literacy dynamo Sulagna Mukhopadhyay. This interview was previously published on AnankeWLF’s parent website Ananke and can be viewed here. We can find inspiration anywhere and everywhere. Sometimes it is just a person, a sentence, or a moment of silence. Sulagna Mukhopadhyay is one… Continue reading An Encounter with the Rare Sulagna Mukhopadhyay
Independent publishers, filmmakers, authors including Arpita Das, Annie Zaidi, Isabel Cole, Suchitra Vijayan, Naima Rashid among the stellar list of speakers to participate in April 2023. The third edition of Ananke’s flagship literary event, the Women in Literature Festival, will take place on April 11th-12th, 2023. Independent publishers, authors, filmmakers, artists, writers and journalists from… Continue reading Promoting Cross Cultural Exchange: Ananke Announces Women in Literature Festival 2023
Buy this Book Price: PKR 1000 + shipping Published by Zuka Books Recently published book Wolfie by Pakistani journalist Sonya Rehman is a much needed piece of work in the Children’s Literature genre. Delightfully funny, unpretentious and peppered with just the right amount of poignance reflecting on lessons about animal cruelty and mistreatment, this story… Continue reading Wolfie | Ensconced in the Magical World of Friendship and Hope | Review by Sabin Muzaffar
For better mobile view, click here. Buy this Book Price: PKR 1000 + shipping Published by Zuka Books Recently published book Wolfie by Pakistani journalist Sonya Rehman is a much needed piece of work in the Children’s Literature genre. Delightfully funny, unpretentious and peppered with just the right amount of poignance reflecting on lessons about… Continue reading Wolfie | Ensconced in the Magical World of Friendship and Hope | Review by Sabin Muzaffar
Highlights of day three and four at the Emirates Festival of Literature Member of Parliament for Tottenham since 2000, David Lammy discussed humans’ desire to belong to a wider group world over, and how aspects of life such as migration and growing up with mixed heritage can impact our lives and cause a search… Continue reading Speakers share stories and experiences at Emirates LitFest
The 15th anniversary of the Emirates LitFest started on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023, with a return to the desert for the signature Festival event, in which 250+ authors, illustrators, and guests gathered out in the Dubai desert for a magical night of music, poetry, and dance that celebrated Emirati heritage and culture. Day Two of… Continue reading Emirates Festival of Literature Day 2 Highlights
270 authors from around the world meet in Dubai for six days of celebration marking 15 sensational years for the Festival Parent organisation, Emirates Literature Foundation, announces new partnerships with Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center and Expo City Dubai February 1st, 2023, (Dubai, UAE): The UAE’s annual literary extravaganza, the Emirates… Continue reading The Wait For Emirates Festival of Literature 23 Comes to An End
By Sara Danial Sara Danial is part of Ananke’s Empower Program – a capacity building program for women across the Global South. With Sri Lanka’s Shehan Karunatilaka and India’s Geetanjali Shree bringing to South Asia two of publishing’s biggest, most prestigious prizes, what is going to be the way forward for one of the world’s… Continue reading What do 2022’s Booker wins mean for us?
41st SIBF brings together a panel of distinguished Arab writers to discuss the challenges of their writing process November 8th, 2022, (Sharjah UAE): The challenges for writers among the Arab diaspora – when living outside their homeland and in a language setting other than their own – was brought into focus at the 41st Sharjah International… Continue reading Writing outside the homeland: Arab authors at SIBF 2022 discuss unique challenges and responsibilities
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