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 initiate disccusions and dialogue that give...
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Anankes Women in Literature Festival 2024 to spark impact, mobilize change
The fourth edition of Anankes 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 a flagship event of Anankes Women...
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Catalysing a Revolutionary, Inclusive and Feminist Future for Africas Extractive Industry
As the worlds biggest mining companies of some of the worst emitters of carbon – converge in Cape Town, South Africa to deliberate multi-billion dollar mining deals, Oxfam joins progressive organisations and movements from across the world for the 2024 Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI2024), which kicked off February 5th, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. Oxfams...
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Network of Women Journalists for Digital Rights Demands Accountability, Support for Domestic Violence Survivors In Pakistani Media Industry
Pakistan: The Network of Women Journalists for Digital Rights (NWDJR) is not only deeply concerned but fiercely angered at yet another instance of brutal domestic violence by the male members of the journalist community. This time, the alleged perpetrator is an influential media person, an ARY anchor named Ashfaque Ishaq Satti. Enough is enough; we...
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Two mothers are killed in Gaza every hour as fighting exceeds 100 days
New York City: The Gaza crisis is impacting women and girls at unprecedented levels with loss of life and catastrophic levels of humanitarian needs. This is the main conclusion of the “Gender Alert: The Gendered Impact of the Crisis in Gaza” issued by UN Women. At least 24,620 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, about 16,000 of...
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Global Digital Launch of Koi Hai eBook Emphasizes Empathy for Humans of Palestine
Koi Hai Letters to Palestine, an anthology comprising notes, letters, poetry, translations and illustrations was recently published in solidarity with the humans of Palestine, reinforcing the idea of peace, empathy and love. The project is spearheaded by publisher, Mehr F Husain. Koi Hai; meaning Is anyone there? is collaboration between independent publishing house Zuka...
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Regional Public Opinion Sees Palestinian Cause as Arab issue
A first of its kind survey was conducted by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies to gauge public opinion from across the Arab region regarding the Israeli War on Gaza. The poll was carried out on a sample of 8000 respondents (men and women) from 16 Arab countries. The results of the public opinion...
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International Bar Associations Human Rights Institute condemns Irans mass application of the death penalty
The International Bar Associations Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) condemns the mass use of the death penalty in the Islamic Republic of Iran and calls for respect to the fundamental right to life and to uphold fair trial rights and due process in the country. According to the United Nations, Iran executed at least 419 individuals in the first seven months of 2023...
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No one in Gaza is safe from starvation
(Rome, Italy): More than one in four households in Gaza currently face extreme hunger, and there is a risk of famine unless access to adequate food, clean water, health and sanitation services is restored, according to a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released today. The IPC is a multi-stakeholder platform that analyses...
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Rebuilding Hope for More Than 233,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
December 21st, 2023, (Doha, Qatar): Under the initiative of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the Chairperson of Education Above All Foundation (EAA), in a concerted effort to find immediate and practical solutions for providing humanitarian support in the Gaza Strip, the Education Above All Foundation, through its Al Fakhoora programme, and in collaboration with its...