In Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan, wearing a colourful headscarf has become an act of defiance. Under Taliban rule, women are not merely being denied education, employment and freedom of movement; even
Writer and activist Arundhati Roy has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2024. This is an annual award set up by English PEN in the memory of playwright Harold Pinter. Shortly after
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Arundhati Roy delivers a powerful critique of the U.S.-India partnership, exposing the erosion of democracy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rule. She highlights the U.S. government’s complicity in empowering a dangerous regime
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