It’s National Poetry Day 2022, and You Cannot Expect Me to Write About Anything Else
These days I scream silently into the earth and beg to have my sanity returned. Don’t gift me a new breed of despair, I tell her. Don’t...
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Spouzhmai Akberzai
- Apr 22
War on Terror and De-securitization of Afghan Women
For decades, western interests have securitized and de-securitized Afghan women’s rights and agency. The international normative climate...
Shikha S. Lamba
- Mar 7
I really don’t know why I have to explain myself, but I’ll try
I’ve been told to move on from Afghanistan, because it’s old news (already?). And that there are newer wars to talk and write about and a...
Farhat Asif
- Mar 7
By investing in women and their well-being, the world can be a far better place
According to the United Nations, the theme for International Women's Day 2022 is "Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow"...
Swarna Rajagopalan
- Mar 7
An IWD Wishlist
This International Women’s Day comes after more than two years of the pandemic, in the shadow of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, six...
Akanksha Khullar
- Dec 15, 2021
Child Marriage: A Growing Challenge in Conflict Settings
The practice of child marriage—which is commonly referred to as any formal marriage or informal union between a child under the age of 18...