stories of radical feminism
past, present, future
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
Kolam Diaries: On Symmetry, Beauty and Reimagining Traditions
In Tamil Nadu, the vaasal or threshold of a house is an integral space where internal and external energies converge, holding the potential for luck
Women on Partition: Fictional Accounts of a Lived Gendered Experience
The Partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 ignited one of history’s largest forced migrations and with it, a wave of violence that would leave
A Mic of One’s Own; Women-Centric Media as an Instrument of Justice
Justice is essential for a feminist (re)imagination of society. One that forges a just world for all across the spectrum of gender identity. For critical
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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.
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
“Thank You for Your Tears, but I Don’t Want Your Sadness”
“Thank you for your tears, but I don’t want your sadness. Nor do I want your money. Please save that for the people in your own country who need it.
