stories of radical feminism
past, present, future
Women, Labour, and Resistance, Inviting Writing
For some, Women, Labour, and Resistance may seem like disconnected terms—each standing alone, with no meaningful overlap. Others might even find the notion of linking
Call for Submissions
We’re ending the year with this call for inspiration. Every year it feels we are dragged further into the hellish imagination of an unchecked ruling
Letter to LoC-Kashmir
After nearly three years, I came to see you. I was certain that you would overwhelm me by the massive military presence, the series of
Flaming Forest, Wounded Valley: Stories from Bastar and Kashmir by Freny Manecksha, Book Review
“A bold account of those who dare to tell their stories of struggle, and even go to jail for doing so.” The book opens with
The Many Lives of Syeda X: Whose Story Is It Anyway?
The aromas of different spices and herbs engulfed all my senses the moment we stepped foot in the area. We were at the Khari Baoli
Transnational Truth-Telling as Sanity
Two books, this week, have kept me sane. One is Michelle Good’s collection of seven essays about Indigenous life in Canada aptly titled ‘Truth Telling,’
Open Call for Book Reviews
“Nothing is more perilous than truth in a world that lies” –Nawal El-Saadawi, Memoirs from the Women’s Prison. How has your reading measured up to
‘Dilli Ki Sair’
‘Dilli Ki Sair’ is an audio rendition by Afreen Akhtar of the eponymous Urdu short story written by Rashid Jahan in 1932 for Angarey, an
Spill the Tea and Make Oral History
Let me break a poorly kept secret—most of us love to gossip. We may not like to admit it, but a little drama or tea
about this space.
Writing Women is a seed bank. Every story of radical feminism from our past and present is a seed that powers our imagination for the future. We seek to fill these pages with seeds of writings, oral tales, songs, poems and art that reveal resistance, sisterhood and decolonizing solidarity across borders of landscape and language from Palestine to Turtle Island, the Congo to Kashmir.
The Many Lives of Syeda X: Whose Story Is It Anyway?
The aromas of different spices and herbs engulfed all my senses the moment we stepped foot in the area. We were at the Khari Baoli market as a part of
Transnational Truth-Telling as Sanity
Two books, this week, have kept me sane. One is Michelle Good’s collection of seven essays about Indigenous life in Canada aptly titled ‘Truth Telling,’ and the other is Isabella
Open Call for Book Reviews
“Nothing is more perilous than truth in a world that lies” –Nawal El-Saadawi, Memoirs from the Women’s Prison. How has your reading measured up to the truth around you? How
