“But what was wanting in the coverage was an understanding of the problem… — patriarchal society itself.” Sana Ullah writes on honour killing from the point of view of a lawyer who works with the men who commit it.
“exhausting, these post-modern certainties/ no truth, no meaning, no author/ no beauty I suppose in the old songs of remembering…”
Poem of the Week (September 7), by John Robert Lee.
“There were no apologies, no good-byes, only a calm, rock-hard assurance that she was doing the right thing.” Story of the Week (August 19), by Justin Fenech.
“I want you to create new memories. And stories other than the survival game…” Story of the Week (October 3), by Namrata Poddar.