This collective piece was produced as part of Paranda, a writer development programme and global network of women writers in Afghanistan and the diaspora, facilitated by Untold Narratives and supported by KFW Stiftung.
“Stealing Fire”: Afghan Women Writers on Exile Read More »
The cartography of my ugliness was a cynical drawing, a depiction I worked on day and night during the era of my pubescent body. I surveyed myself and added lines to the drawing that had not been there a day earlier. I looked in the mirror and erased and drew over the previous lines, which
Cartography of My Ugliness Read More »
The 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan delivered a blow to the nascent Afghan film industry. But a resilient and determined group of exiled filmmakers are finding their voices once again.
Each work in this issue reflects jagged edges and partial embodiment, glimpses and shifting insights, dispatches from a territory of borderless living.
Preface by Guest Editor: Mapping our Tellable Histories Read More »
Afghans have constituted one of the world’s largest and most protracted displaced populations, with many unable to imagine “home.”
Cambodian activist Samady Ou shares how social media and grassroots organizing can offer a solution to crackdowns on free speech in Cambodia while also connecting voices across international borders.
The People and the Exiles: Cambodia’s Enduring Fight for Democracy Read More »
Young people are the future keepers of memory in communities whose voices are never heard, who have experienced war and displacement. They can reclaim erased histories through education, activism, and storytelling, and in doing so, empower our communities and create a more just future.
Without feeling the atmosphere of a language, alongside the unique experiences and cultural stages of its people, a writer finds it impossible to write authentically in that language.
The Gambit of Identification as a Writer Read More »
Through entrepreneurship, Muslim immigrant women in Norway are challenging binaries like native/foreign and secular/religious and crafting new forms of citizenship based on contribution, not conformity.
The situation for Indian migrants in Nepal is increasingly becoming perilous. But wherever there is alienation, there is also resistance.
From Alienation to Resonance: A Migrant’s Path to Resistance in Nepal Read More »
In this episode, we discuss the special issue on the theme of Exile with Shuddhashar Editor, Professor Lisa Irene Knight. The conversation focuses on the nature of being in exile and how to best centre the voices of those who experience the upheaval.
Exile: In Conversation With Lisa Knight Read More »
