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Ananke’s Human Rights Advisor, Melanie Bublyk walks down memory lane to reflect the journey taken thus far to women’s rights and empowerment.   This article was previously published on AnankeWLF’s parent site, Ananke It has been a long journey for women’s human rights activists and feminists in the struggle for emancipation from patriarchy, sexism, inequality,… Continue reading Rights in Retrospect

The eminent author, actress and stage director leaves Sabin Muzaffar entranced with her thought provoking ponderings on identity, belonging and not fitting into any box.   Born in 1965 in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, Myriam Tadessé has lived in Paris since 1978. She studied theatre, philosophy, dance, music and internal martial arts. An actress and stage… Continue reading Myriam Tadessé: On the imbalance of feminine and masculine energies

WIPO’s Marrakesh Treaty grants exemptions  for republishing copyrighted material for causes with a humanitarian and social development dimension Kalimat Foundation (KF) has been  authorized by the UAE Ministry of Economy to facilitate access of  the visually impaired and print-disabled to published works in line with the terms of the Marrakesh Treaty administered by the World Intellectual… Continue reading UAE’s Kalimat Foundation first non-profit to facilitate access of  the visually impaired and print-disabled to published works

Graphic illustration by Moin Rehman capturing conversations from day one of the workshop.

A research project funded by Teesside University brought together women editors in Pakistan and those based abroad to develop sustainable solutions for the country’s literary publishing industry.   The workshop, which took place in Lahore earlier this month, has made significant advances in connecting women editors with wider stakeholders to think through shared goals and… Continue reading Developing Pakistan’s Literary Publishing Landscape Sustainably

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 Ananke’s Founder, Sabin Muzaffar looks at HERstory in the making over the last 10 years and some of the defining moments of empowerment. This article was previously published on Ananke.   In 1873, a 273-meter long suffrage petition was presented to the New Zealand Parliament that not just led to the sanctioning of voting power… Continue reading Step Out of Line, Ladies!