World
The Woman Who No Longer Laughs Like Before
The story of Parisa Azadeh, a journalist and women’s rights activist Report and narrative: Fariba Faizi More than two years have passed since her release from a Taliban prison in…
South Asia
The Voice That Came Out of Prison: Manizha Seddiqi’s Story
After months in Taliban detention, Afghan women’s rights activist Manizha Seddiqi was released. But the prison did not end when the door opened. Fear followed her into exile, while the…
Window For Others
Are All the Men of the State My ‘Bhatar’?
When the State Behaves Like a Woman’s Husband and Guardian In Bangla, ‘bhatar’ is a colloquial, somewhat irreverent word for husband. I use it here deliberately, not simply to mean…
The Jig is Up!
Swati Shikha: Each year millions of Indians celebrate the killing of an Asura King by Hindu Goddess Durga for ten days. The Hindu festival, set in casteist narratives has us…
Human Rights
Did I Really Grow into This Woman? — Part 1
Asma Darwish – Stand As My Witness Campaign Lead and SWANA Advocacy Lead at CIVICUS Editor’s Note: Asma Darwish’s “Did I Really Grow into This Woman?” is a four-part series,…