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Society & Cultures

Women Without Men

Zanta Nkumane reviews Faridoun Farrokh's new translation of an iconic 1950s Iranian novella
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Charlie speaks!

Kin-Long Tong reviews a striking anime adaptation of the award-winning Japanese manga series by Shun Umezawa
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The Kiosk: with Scena9

The Kiosk is a new monthly feature from Translator where we profile a media outlet beyond the Anglosphere and invite them to curate a selection of three stories from their

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After the bookstore crackdown

A piece from Initium Media unpacks the limits of solidarity between Hong Kong and Taiwan
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South Korean Nobel Laureate Han Kang’s bookstore shuts down

Gentrification in the popular Seochon neighbourhood is driving up prices at the expense of preserving cultural heritage
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Lamine Yamal on and off the pitch

An anachronous highlights reel of the young Spanish footballer, told through six scenes
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To be an Arab in the World Cup

Palestinian poet and physician Amer Badran explores why solidarity feels elusive everywhere except on the pitch
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What’s left of Uyghur culture in Xinjiang?

Experts warn of a “museumification” of Uyghur culture, driven by the forced disappearance of its leaders
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Yemen’s Arabian jasmine is facing a dual threat

A fragrant flower worn at weddings, sold in city streets, and celebrated in song is becoming another casualty of Yemen’s overlapping crises
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A Communist history of hip-hop

East Germany’s little-known musical history and the ongoing fight for recognition
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End of the line for Kyrgyzstan’s women drivers

A journalist set out to profile the women trolleybus drivers of Bishkek. What she found was a means of transport – and way of life – on the brink of
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Who’s calling cut on Finnish film?  

How dwindling grants and a war over who deserves them are threatening Finnish cinema
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