China’s Detention of Muslim Poet is Attempt to Silence Opposition
“While we don’t know what precisely triggered An Ran’s detention this time, it is patently obvious that he is being targeted yet again for his courage in acting as… More
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This #WomensHistoryMonth, PEN staff came together to list books that deeply impacted us, and helped us understand sisterhood, and the importance of lifting each other up through a poststructuralist, hetero-patriarchal world. Happy reading and growing!
https://bookshop.org/lists/let-the-women-inspire-you-this-womenshistorymonth