About Us
Welcome to Newspaperwali, a bimonthly transnational feminist newsletter that explores gender and news across South Asia and highlights women's achievements in the region. Some of the issues we have covered in the past:
Barriers to Women in Politics: Money, Dynasty and Violent Misogyny
Rape Culture in South Asia and Death Penalty Debate in Bangladesh and Nepal
Every volume includes a deep dive into one issue concerning South Asian women and how countries in the region deal with it. We also include postcards of little-known brave and courageous women from South Asia and an extensive reading list.
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We are looking for more writers and editors who are interested in covering gender and South Asia. If interested, send us an email to feministnewspaperwali@gmail.com.
Our Editorial Team
Bansari Kamdar is the founder and managing editor of Newspaperwali. Kamdar is an independent journalist and researcher who works at the Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy and Harvard University’s Center for International Development. She reports on gender, immigration, security, and political economy in South Asia. Her work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Conversation, World Politics Review, AP News, The Diplomat, Huffington Post, CNN-News18, and more.
Read her piece on female labor force participation across South Asia:
https://newspaperwali.substack.com/p/vol-2-women-and-work-in-south-asia
Sathya Karunarathne is a researcher at a leading think tank in Sri Lanka. She holds a B.Sc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a degree in English Literature from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. Her research is based on public policy concerns and enhancing freedom and welfare at large and contributes to the sphere of feminist research advocating for equality and female political and economic empowerment.
Read her piece on Sri Lanka’s exorbitant period tax: https://newspaperwali.substack.com/p/vol-9-period-poverty-in-south-asia
Anmol Irfan is a Muslim Pakistani feminist writer and journalist. She’s the founder of Perspective Magazine, an online Pakistani community platform, and writes about intersectional feminism, social equality, and South Asian society. Anmol has written for VICE, HUCK, Harpy Mag, and more.
Read her piece on abortion in Pakistan: https://newspaperwali.substack.com/p/vol-8-abortion-rights-son-preferences
Maneesha Kaur Khalae is studying International Relations and Economics at Boston University and is from the sunny island of Penang, Malaysia. She is deeply interested in foreign policy, climate change, and conflict resolution as well as development in South Asia.
Past Contributors
Sana Haque
Anushka Sharma
Sakshi Hallan
Women for Politics
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