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Health, work, dignity, livelihood: 52 Weeks project by Gulf Labor group...
Gulf Labor is a coalition of artists and activists who have been working since 2011 to highlight the coercive recruitment, and unjust living and working conditions of migrant laborers in Abu Dhabi’s...
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Nutrition and maternal, newborn and child health: joining the dots and...
A news bulletin sent around earlier this year by Dr Carole Presern, Executive Director of The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, threw down the gauntlet for the world community. At the...
View ArticleGreatest Hits 2007 - 2013
Please find below a selected Greatest Hits of my journalism from the last few years. The majority of the links will take you to The Guardian, The Huffington Post and this site. A constantly updated...
View Article"Every woman has basic human rights" The Circles empowering women for health,...
Earlier this year I chaired a panel with Joan Smith, Baroness Helena Kennedy and the novelist Kishwar Desai. We were discussing male sexual violence in India, following the worldwide protests about the...
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Lights, camera, akshun! BBC Radio 4 93.5FM
The careers of three of the most influential figures of the early Bombay film industry began on the stages and screens of London’s West End theatres and cinemas. As Sanjeev Bhaskar reveals in a new...
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Monday 25th November is International Day for the Elimination of Violence...
Trigger warning. From Karen Ingala Smith and all text (c) her:Monday 25th November it is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. I’ll be highlighting the UK’s shocking...
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Central African Republic: A Disaster Ignored By The World
Image (c) Ton Koene for Doctors Without BordersOn Wednesday, December 4 Doctors Without Borders will be hosting a live online discussion about the current situation in the Central African Republic....
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The Iniva Commissions and Exhibitions Fund: breaking new artists from all...
Whenever I Hear The Word 'Culture' by Burak Delier, all rights (c) the artistTurkish artist Burak Delier, whose work explores capitalism through art, has been announced as the first to benefit from...
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Twice Upon A Time by film-maker Niam Itani: for the refugee children of Syria...
Lebanese film-maker Niam Itani - read a wonderful interview with her here - is working on a new documentary project about Syrian and Lebanese children, called Twice Upon A Time, which, as she tells me,...
View ArticleExtradited to a future of torture: the reality of solitary confinement and a...
UK premiere of film about the Connecticut Supermax prison that houses two extradited British nationals. With Amnesty International & Special Guests from the USA Solitary Watch.Date of event : 16th...
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Speed: a sharp new play about sex, sexuality, race, class and - scariest of...
I first met Iman Qureshi when she compered a night of lesbian and gay literature at the Vauxhall Tavern, where I was speaking at a panel event. Charismatic and witty, Iman not only talked on and talked...
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Are you a woman who respects, supports, promotes and wants to hear expertise...
On August 30th 2013 I receive the following very promising email:From: averynicewoman@redcross.org.uk Dear Bidisha, Hope you are very well. Just to introduce myself, I work as part of the media and...
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Taking action on the global health worker crisis
A couple of weeks ago I covered the importance of a well-trained, well-paid and well-respected human resources system in providing free universal healthcare globally. I analysed the challenges of doing...
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Southbank Centre's new Festival Wing brings sleek chic to everyone from (meh)...
Photo by meSouthbank Centre’s proposed Festival Wing plans and redevelopment project is expected to quadruple the audience for festivals, events and exhibitions in and around the Queen Elizabeth Hall,...
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The night I callously defrauded a penniless Burmese child
The eyes of the world are on Burmaas the fight continues to move towards democracy and away from militarism, division and violence. The incarceration and liberation of democracy and human rights leader...
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Rape, sexual slavery and flogging: a crisis situation for women in Sudan
All text and images below (c) The International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict.The women of Sudan are facing a crisis of sexual violence with no end in sight. This is the finding...
View ArticleThe Story Ritual: on short fiction and five thousand years of human civilisation
This is The Story Ritual, an introductory essay about short fiction which I contributed to Edgeways, a new anthology from Flight Press. Full project details are here. I also contributed a new short...
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I return to fiction: Spread the Word about a gorgeous anthology called Edgeways
Carol Ann Duffy and Warsan ShirePhoto (c) Spread the WordI've worked with and admired the London based literary organisation Spread the Word for as long as I can remember. Spread the Word support the...
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The Cut: daughters, elders and local health workers speak out about female...
If you’re interested in the issue of female genital mutilation you might also want to read Cutting Us Down To Size: Working To End Female Genital MutilationAn excellent film called The Cut by Beryl...
View ArticleThe Global Justice Centre's ‘Rape in War’ campaign
The Global Justice Center‘Rape in War’ campaign aims to shift government policy to require humanitarian organisation aid recipients to provide abortion services to victims of rape in conflict...
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