feminism
Taking the zenana to the streets
How the Aurat March is questioning motherhood and the private domain in Pakistan.
Enum Naseer | Mar 08, 2020
Remaking #MeToo in Sri Lanka
A personal reflection on the limits and possibilities of the social-media phenomenon.
Subha Wijesiriwardena | Feb 25, 2020
A novel of thresholds
‘Basanti’ and writing the New Woman in Odia literary culture
S Deepika | May 22, 2019
The audacity of ‘sitting improperly’
Navigating patriarchy on Karachi streets
Zoya Anwer | Apr 09, 2019
The crisis in Bangladeshi democracy
Podcast interview with activist Khushi Kabir on what the results of the 2018 polls mean for Bangladesh.
The Editors | Jan 17, 2019
Displaying defiance
Photo Kathmandu 2018 provided a much-needed snapshot of the history of feminist movement in Nepal.
Sewa Bhattarai | Dec 21, 2018
Playing your cards wrong
On Twitter’s tepid encounter with caste patriarchy.
Chhetria Patrakar | Nov 22, 2018
Pakistan’s ‘good’ and ‘bad’ feminisms
The changing – and competing – meanings of feminism in Pakistan.
Amna Chaudhry | Oct 18, 2018
The making and unmaking of a star
On the life and times of Qandeel Baloch, Pakistan’s first social-media celebrity.
Laxmi Murthy | Jul 26, 2018
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The deep roots of Myanmar’s crisis
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How the language of state-making in Pakistan contributes to the erasure of regional languages.
CNN in Myanmar, environmental crises, and Tibetan cinema
Southasiasphere podcast episode 06: Updates and analysis from around the region.
