What the Afghan Report Exposes About Our War Crimes
CULTURE
How Grief Carries
It is empty words, passing moments, quiet celebrations, people refusing to acknowledge the feeling of absence & jokes to release the tension
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An Actual Afghan Goes to Afghanistan
A collection of stories and insights from our writer, who visited Afghanistan with an Australian not-for-profit two years ago.
Take Off Your Clothes, Let Me Liberate You
Social media platforms have created a connection between the concept of being, “empowered”, “sexy” and “liberated” with wearing less...
How Time Poverty Hurts Women
We're having an open discussion about how time poverty and the unfair division of labour robs women of their potential and agency.

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The Emptiness of Self-Help
Self-development books offer a means of coping with the instability of the world by giving back an element of control to the individual.
The Subtle Messaging of Colonialism
Palwasha A. and Lamisa. H Did you know that Chadwick Boseman fought for Black Panther to have the African accent of Wakanda? The...
Why We Fight For Radical Inclusivity in the Arts
Palwasha A. and Lamisa H. “What if it’s not really what the audience wants-?” “Well...who gives a f*ck what they want?” -Gayle Kennedy...
Get A Muslim Woman In The Writer’s Room, Please.
This week we wrote about how sex intersects with internalised misogyny.
When There Is Only Room For One At The Top
Mariam H. and Irisa R. Do you remember that time when the two top female rappers, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, got into a physical fight in...
The Hypocrisy of Sexual Empowerment
Our writers dissect our collective internalised misogyny in the crossover between sex work and capitalism.
STORIES
An Actual Afghan Goes to Afghanistan
A collection of stories and insights from our writer, who visited Afghanistan with an Australian not-for-profit two years ago.
How Grief Carries
It is empty words, passing moments, quiet celebrations, people refusing to acknowledge the feeling of absence & jokes to release the tension
The Trauma We Transfer
Join our writer Palwasha as she explores the relationship between how our past traumas actually shape the fabric of our culture today.
Piecing Together The War Reduced To Memory
A piece that traverses three generations of memory and experience while trying to unpack the role of nationalism.
What You Don't Know About Female Friendships
In this piece we deconstruct the perception of female friendships in the media and we learn about the necessity of sisterhood.
An Ungrateful Silence
We explore the power of language and unravel the assumed ubiquity of English as a form of social capital.
COLLABORATIONS
Decolonising My Mind
Faiza S. Tanha shodam tanha I'm left Alone, Alone Asooda az ghawgha shodam I'm left relieved of any chaos Az bas ke khordam khoon-e dil...
An Artist's Journey Through Central & South Asia
Announcing our first collaboration! Photographer Fatimah Hossaini takes us on a visual journey through central and south Asia.