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Members of the Women in Cinema Collective with the chief minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, in May 2018 when they petitioned him to commission a study into working conditions in the Malayalam film industry. This photo has come back to haunt Vijayan, says journalist Anna M M Vetticad.

State of Southasia #09: Anna M M Vetticad on the gender reckoning in Malayalam cinema – and India’s film industries

16 Sep 2024

The Shah-Du Shamshira Mosque in Kabul. In the immediate aftermath of the fall, Maryam, among the 21 contributors of the diary, writes: “My dear Kabul, give me your hand, put your head on my shoulder and don’t be afraid. Don’t think you are alone, we are here for you and because of you. Dearest, you need to believe that everything will be alright.”

Southasia Review of Books podcast #08: The Afghan women writers who bore witness to the fall of Kabul

09 Sep 2024

A woman and her baby in the village of Baghlan in Afghanistan, which was devastated by flash floods in May. A collapsing economy has left the impoverished and malnourished Afghan population poorly equipped to deal with natural disasters.

State of Southasia #08: Kate Clark on how Afghans are coping after three years of Taliban rule

26 Aug 2024

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