I am a writer and editor. My stories explore how people’s lives are affected by culture, religion and politics. Injustice moves me to write and my protagonists are very often women.
Latest Reads
Interview with Jordan Elgrably
2024 | Review
Jordan Elgrably, editor of Stories from the Centre of the World is interviewed by Chris Hedges. The Chris Hedges Report, YouTube.
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Thoughts on the Death Penalty
2024 | Essay
Essay published for World Day Against the Death on 10th October, supporting the call for the universal abolition of capital punishment.
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TMR Book Club, 29 September 2024
2024 | News
The Markaz Book Club invites you to readings and conversation about Stories from the Center of the World
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Made to Measure
2024 | Short Story
My short story Made to Measure, is published at The Markaz Review.
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Our Stories, Our Struggle
2024 | News
My story is included in the anthology Our Stories, Our Struggle – Violence and the Live of Women.
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Podcast: Stories From The Centre Of The World
2024 | News
Listen to Dr Seema Yasmin of Writers’ Voice talking to Jordan Elgrably, editor of Stories From The Center of The World.
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Period Matters
Period Matters: Menstruation in South Asia
Published by Macmillan
Publication date: 28th June 2022
A pathbreaking anthology on the diverse experiences of menstruation in South Asia
Menstruation, despite being a healthy and fundamental bodily process, is a topic often buried in fear and shame, and its discussion is even taboo in many societies. But a worldwide effort to bring conversations about menstruation and menstrual health into the open is now firmly underway.
Period Matters carries this important endeavour forward by bringing together a breadth of perspectives from well-known figures as well as those whose voices are missing from the mainstream.
Essays, artwork, stories and poems from policymakers, entrepreneurs, artists, academics, activists, as well as interviews with those at the margins, such as the homeless and those living with disabilities, explore myriad aspects of how menstruation is experienced in South Asia.
A collection of breathtaking scope and significance, Period Matters illustrates with power, purpose and creativity both the variances and commonalities of menstruation.
Edited by Farah Ahamed. Contributors include: Rupi Kaur; Anish Kapoor; Lyla Freechild; Sarah Naqvi; Lisa Ray; Tishani Doshi; Ayra Indrias Patras; Granaz Balochi; Meera Tiwari; Shashi Deshpande; Srilekha Chakraborty; Tashi Zangmo; Zinthia Ganeshpanchan; Alnoor Bhimani; Shashi Tharoor; Victoria Patrick; Aakar Innovations; Goonj Foundation; interviews with transwomen, homeless women and the co-founder of Menstrupedia.
Period Poverty
In addition to my work as a writer, I am a human rights lawyer and an advocate for ending period poverty.
Together with my sisters, I run the campaign Panties with Purpose in Kenya which helps raise awareness about menstrual hygiene. Since 2011, more than 50,000 pairs of underpants have been distributed to 12,000 girls in over 100 locations across Kenya.
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