*This post of mine is also published on Forbes.* Feminists came out in full-force for the annual Women Media Center Awards (WMC) held in New York City’s Capitale, and my dream of attending this event finally came true. The WMC was founded by Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem with the aim of making […]
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So much of my writing focuses on elevating the voices of women and girls, so it was a wonderful surprise to be on the other side of the interview and be featured on SheRights. I spoke with the site’s founder, Maureen Shaw, about Bangladesh, microfinance and the US election. Check out the full interview here.
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*This post was published on Masala Mommas, Forbes Woman & The Huffington Post Canada.* Any woman can tell you that as a feminist, your morals and boundaries are constantly being challenged, and none more so than when you are both Asian and feminist. As with any culture, our traditions come laden with sexist traditions and customs, and if
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I do not believe in beginning a new year with an apology, but that is precisely what I owe to my fabulous feminist readers for being slightly MIA as 2014 gets underway. I am wrapping up my first trip home to Dhaka after a few years, but that does not mean I have not been
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When I was in college, my friends used to tease that I was the “poster child” for the University of Virginia (UVA) because I love the school so much. I was honored and humbled when the editors of my alma mater’s main publication got in touch to run an abridged version of my piece, “What’s
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I was interviewed by British NGO A Safe World for Women Founder, Chris Crowstaff recently on some topics very close to my heart: Bangladesh, Islam and feminism. Chris and I connected over Twitter (go social media!), and we made an appointment to have a conversation about these issues. The full interview is divided into four
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Happy Birthday, Anushay’s Point! It was exactly one year ago that I started my baby blog. When friends first encouraged me to begin this venture, I was hesitant. “Does the world really need another blog?!” I pondered. Lucky for me, apparently so. I am so proud of this blog. It is so personal to me
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I was approached by The Daily Femme for an interview to be featured on their fantastic website for women. They had some really great questions for me on my favorite topic- feminism! We discussed the misconception surrounding women’s rights movements, my mother, my country Bangladesh, US foreign policy on global feminism, Yeardley Love’s murder at
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