representation
Afghanistan’s uncertainties
Afghan women activists face a difficult future under a Taliban administration.
The Editors | Sep 07, 2021
The face of female leadership
Do women politicians in high office in Southasia offer something different from their male counterparts?
Laxmi Murthy | Mar 24, 2021
The good Indian American
A critique of Indian American representation in contemporary American television.
Alina Gufran | Jun 24, 2020
Southasia’s free speech conundrum
How the misuse of social and mainstream media contribute to misperceptions and violence.
Mirza Sadaqat Huda | Feb 09, 2015
Electoral systems in Southasia
As Afghanistan’s election result hangs in the balance, a look at the electoral systems in the region.
The Editors | Sep 09, 2014
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