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Sexism

Estada Feminicida: An image of a poster protesting the murders of women in Mexico.

Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Femicider: We Can Only Fight against What We Can Name

By Cristina Rivera Garza

Femicide remains largely invisible in both academic literature and popular narratives in the United States. Why?

How Can We Better Publish Black Writers in Translation?

By the Editors of Words Without Borders

This month, WWB took a look back at some of the important writing on race and racism to be found in the magazine’s archives.

Publishers Need More Black Translator Friends

By Aaron Robertson

There are obstacles translators must face before the international sections of bookstores reflect the world more equitably.

Respecting the Diversity of Creativity

By Évelyne Trouillot

It would be naive to speak of editorial decisions without taking into account power relationships and established patterns of prejudice that undergird the publishing industry.

Translated from French by Paul Curtis Daw

Developing a Publishing Infrastructure in Mozambique

By Sandra Tamele

Running a start-up publisher in Mozambique is challenging, particularly because sales are low due to a nonexistent distribution network and too few bookshops, all located in the capital city.

New Voices: Afghan Women Writers

A nation’s upheaval cannot be understood without women's perspectives.

The Decision

By Afghan Author D

At that moment, there was another whistling sound, followed by a huge explosion.

Translated from Pashto by Zarghuna Kargar

Khurshid Khanum, Rise and Shine

By Afghan Author B

She could not have known that the caller at the other end of the phone was about to faint.

Translated from Dari by Parwana Fayyaz

Turn this Air Conditioner On, Sir

By Afghan Author C

It is one of those days when the winter sun is gorgeous, and you don’t want to even think of death.

Translated from Dari by Parwana Fayyaz

Daughter Number Eight

By Freshta Ghani

Is it a boy or a girl?

Translated from Pashto by Zarghuna Kargar

Is This How Women Grow Up?

By Leïla Marouane

When the massacres began in 1990 we had our doors bullet-proofed.

Translated from French by Alison Anderson

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