Gen Z history enthusiasts are using TikTok to reveal previously hidden stories about Partition. @sadiyaansari.bsky.social reports⬇️ hyphenonline.com/2025/08/13/p...

How Gen Zs use TikTok to decolonise the history of Partition

Hobbyist historians explore the aftermath of the British withdrawal in 1947 that led to the creation of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

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I loved working on this story looking at how Gen Z historians are retelling Partition stories for @hyphenonline.com. hyphenonline.com/2025/08/13/p...

How Gen Zs use TikTok to decolonise the history of Partition

Hobbyist historians explore the aftermath of the British withdrawal in 1947 that led to the creation of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

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Ottawa! I'm coming to your city on March 20th for a book talk with the very talented Manahil Bandukwala! Octopus Books is hosting us — we'll start at 6:15 pm sharp, and there will be arrangements for breaking your fast at 7:15 pm. Hope to see you there!! octopusbooks.ca/events/45524

Defying Expectations and Undoing Generational Curses: Exploring South Asian History and Folklore

Ottawa's progressive independent bookstore since 1969

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Verifying myself for the Journalists of Color slack. journalistsofcolor.us

To mark the upcoming #iwd2025, we're highlighting some inspiring freelance journalists who are challenging perceptions about women through their own unique voices and their work. @sadiyaansari.bsky.social #freelancers #womensupportingwomen

Thrilled to have partnered with the mega talented folks at @radioworkshop.bsky.social on this podcast episode exploring how LGBTQ+ Africans are navigating online dating, and finding joy amid the risks. 🏳️‍🌈💞🎧 www.context.news/big-tech/its...

"It's Complicated": How LGBTQ+ Africans use dating apps | Context

It’s Complicated is a podcast exploring how important dating apps are for LGBTQ+ Africans, especially in countries where same-sex relations are criminalised.

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I'm thrilled to be one of the readers for the 2025 CBC Books Non-Fiction Prize, along with some powerhouse writers — you have until March 1 to get your entry in! www.cbc.ca/books/litera...

Meet the 2025 CBC Nonfiction Prize readers | CBC Books

The longlists for the CBC Literary Prizes are chosen by a team of writers and editors across Canada. Meet who will be submissions to the 2025 CBC Nonfiction Prize, which is open for submissions until ...

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Police harassment, targeted violence, and a refugee commissioner who says persecution for being LGBTQ+ is no longer grounds for asylum have led queer refugees in Kenya looking to extreme solutions. I dug into this for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social: www.context.news/socioeconomi...

‘We’ve lost so many lives’: LGBTQ+ refugees are giving up on Kenya | Context

Kenya was a haven for LGBTQ+ refugees but rising hostility is pushing some to extreme measures, like leaving for South Sudan

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For over a decade, queer refugees landed in Kenya as a place to start over—now they’re looking to leave. @enriqueanartelazo.bsky.social and I dug into the impact of rising hostility on asylum seekers for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social. You can watch our whole doc here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwRb...

Why LGBTQ+ refugees no longer want to stay in Kenya

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Stoked to have @shefali.bsky.social's Undue Burden, @sadiyaansari.bsky.social's In Exile, @alexposadzki.bsky.social's Rogers v Rogers and so many more of my fav books of the year on our list

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The Globe 100: The best books of 2024: Our annual guide to the books that entertained, informed and delighted us this year

“My mom had been asking me for a really long time to find Annie... I had to be ready to do it.” In this Q&A with @sadiyaansari.bsky.social, @tanyatalaga.bsky.social shares her family’s history and the inner compass that led her to write The Knowing. thewalrus.ca/i-needed-to-be-d...

Are you a Manila-based journalist keen on covering LGBTQ+ rights in the Philippines? If so please apply for the *free* training the Thomson Reuters Foundation will host there in a few weeks: 👉 survey.alchemer.com/s3/7547267/A... I'll be there to help you improve your vertical video storytelling!

Despite its attempt to design a “defensive democracy”, Germany has a far-right party polling at 21%. I wrote about why the AfD’s growing popularity makes it a threat to democracy. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-germanys-far-right-isnt-on-the-doorstep-of-power-its-already-arrived/

I have been *dying* to share Noor Bakhsh’s story—a virtuosic musician from a village in Balochistan who just wrapped his first European tour at 78. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/19/totally-full-of-spiritual-energy-ustad-noor-bakhsh-the-pakistani-musician-discovered-on-the-side-of-a-road