Can Shared History Heal Division? Lessons from a Sri Lankan Peacebuilder
Sri Lankan peacebuilder Visaka Dharmadasa discusses trust, women’s role in peacebuilding, contested heritage, and lessons from decades of conflict.
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Everyday Lives of Tibetan Women in Ladakh: Religious Labour and Preserving a Civilisation in Exile
Read how Tibetan women in Ladakh preserve Buddhism, culture, and collective memory through everyday religious labour, sustaining Tibetan identity across generations in exile.
The God I Knew Was Kinder Than the People Who Spoke for Him
Namkeen Peshawri, founder of Trans Support Group Pakistan, on Khwaja Sira faith and religion, rejection, and building a life of service most institutions denied her.
When Reverence Becomes a Cage in Satyajit Ray’s Devi
Revisiting Satyajit Ray's Devi, this essay explores how reverence, religion and patriarchy intersect, asking why a film made in 1960 still speaks to women's agency today.
Five Ways Mainstream Arguments for Excluding Women from Sabarimala Fall Short
Five arguments made in defence of the Sabarimala menstrual exclusion and why each one, from the celibacy rationale to appeals to tradition, fails to hold up under legal, philosophical, and feminist scrutiny.
This Book on 28 Women in India will Change How You See Agency
A review of Dialogue for Women’s Agency, exploring how women in India navigate faith and feminism to shape agency, leadership, and social cohesion in everyday life.
Two Paths, Same Control? Gender Roles, and the Illusion of Choice in The World Before Her
A reflection on the documentary The World Before Her exploring how tradition, nationalism, and beauty culture shape women’s lives in India and reveal the complex realities behind women’s choices and empowerment.
Women, Community, and the Complexity of Female Genital Cutting
An in-depth interview with Dr. Huda on female genital cutting in South Asia, exploring religion, community pressure, silence, and culturally sensitive pathways to change.
From ‘Good Girl’ to Free Woman: My Journey Beyond Purity Culture
A personal reflection on growing up under purity culture, questioning religion from within, and finding freedom through solidarity. This article explores how religion, gender norms, and community shape women’s lives and how collective spaces can support healing and resistance.
How Women are Questioning Religion in the Age of Algorithm
Women are questioning religion in the age of algorithms, using digital platforms to expose everyday control, challenge authority, and reclaim faith.