Happy New Year, Dear Readers! This is the beginning of a brand new decade but it is even more special for me because it was exactly ten years ago that I first started writing Anushay’s Point. Before any major media gave me an online platform or published my work, I took the advice of a …
Reflecting back on the year and looking through images on my phone, I can’t believe how much happened this year. In many ways 2018 was fantastic, but it was also overwhelming especially for those of us who work in news, and consume it for a living. #MeToo, US Supreme Court Judge Kavanaugh, #TimesUp, migrant children …
It is the end of another year, and as I find myself reflecting on my childhood and comparing it with my daughters’ lives, I also look back on what a year it has been for Anushay’s Point. In 2017, I continued my opinion journalism and political commentary work while also expanding my platforms. I made my …
It has been four years since my PBS To The Contrary debut, which also was my American TV debut, but I have to say that this week’s show was one of my favorites. We discussed the social safety net under Trump, the Black women NASA scientists of Hidden Figures and more, but my favorite part …
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*This post of mine was also published on Women in the World/ The New York Times.* Bangladesh is often touted as a development star. The nation has famously slashed maternal deaths by 40 percent in the last decade, pioneered micro-finance and increased women’s participation in the country’s economy. But for millions of women in this …
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Anybody that knows me, knows I am a huge fan of my alma mater, the University of Virginia. Not only is it one of the best academic institutions nationally and internationally, my college days were instrumental in making me the person I am today. As an English Literature major, with a minor in Asian history, my …
Is there anything I love more than discussing feminism with intelligent women? The answer would be no. It was so great to be on HuffPost Live from New York City talking about all the major women’s stories of the week with the always fabulous Caroline Modrassey-Tehrani. We discussed the importance of new legislation in California …
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*This post of mine was also published on Forbes Woman.* It would only be natural to assume the founders of Feminist Apparel, a t-shirt company that describes themselves as both intersectional and feminist, would be women. But the mind behind the clothing startup actually belongs to a young man, 24 year old recent college graduate, Alan J. …
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*This post of mine was also published in Masala Mommas.* After the California shooting less than a week ago, when a man killed six and injured seven in a mass murder, feminists took to Twitter to respond to what was clearly a targeted killing by a young man who hated women. The killer, whose name I will …
I went home to Bangladesh after three years last month, and although the trip was personal and I try to make a point not to work, I was too honored to turn down an invitation to speak at the Fortnightly Anannya’s auditorium in Dhaka. The publication, amongst its many other social contributions, also manages a …
Anushay’s Point Speaks on Feminism & Youth in Dhaka Read More »