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Body Shaming—Woes of the Motherland

Body Shaming—Woes of the Motherland

How do you practice self-acceptance the next time your mother admonishes you over a cookie or your body...

AUGUST 22, 2025 • By Souseh
A Medical Gaze at the Grand Multiparas

A Medical Gaze at the Grand Multiparas

A doctor writes on the grand multipara, “the great giver of multiple births” — women who have given...

JULY 4, 2025 • By Sarah Shaheen
Creating Community with Community Theatre

Creating Community with Community Theatre

A community theatre company working in Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine empowers women who often are not professional actors.

JUNE 21, 2024 • By Victoria Lupton
Human Rights Films on Ownership of History, Women’s Bodies & Paintings

Human Rights Films on Ownership of History, Women’s Bodies & Paintings

Malu Halasa offers an overview of three Middle Eastern films screening at the 2024 Human Rights Watch Film...

MARCH 11, 2024 • By Malu Halasa
“I, Hanan”—a Gazan tale of survival by Joumana Haddad

“I, Hanan”—a Gazan tale of survival by Joumana Haddad

A young woman in Gaza who has already lost so much wants to live another day, in this...

DECEMBER 3, 2023 • By Joumana Haddad
Stitching Baluchestan: Embroidery as Topography

Stitching Baluchestan: Embroidery as Topography

Contemporary artist Bibi Manavi's research into the iconic fashion designs of Mehremonir Jahanbani led her to the farthest...

NOVEMBER 5, 2023 • By Bibi Manavi
Naar, Are You illuminated?

Naar, Are You illuminated?

A fiction that celebrates the indomitable spirit of women who embrace their agency.

JULY 2, 2023 • By Bint Magdaliyya
Abortion Tale: On Our Ground

Abortion Tale: On Our Ground

In Ghadeer Ahmed's latest story, three women with no abortion rights refuse to be victims of exploitation and...

JULY 2, 2023 • By Ghadeer Ahmed
Three Poems by Tishani Doshi

Three Poems by Tishani Doshi

Madras, Indian-born poet, writer, and dancer Tishani Doshi presents three of her latest poems.

DECEMBER 15, 2022 • By Tishani Doshi
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