Gender Studies
February 23, 2024
The Rise of Young Women Filmmakers: Reshaping the South Korean Cinema Landscape
The contemporary film landscape of South Korea is witnessing a vibrant revolution—the emergence of a generation of young, talented female filmmakers. Their voices, once relegated to the fringes of the industry, are nowRead More
June 3, 2023
The Brave Women of Iran
Dr. Fathima MAssistant Professor of English,Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore, India The recent protests in Iran following the institutional murder of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini are not just electrifying, they also mark a watershed momentRead More
June 3, 2023
A Book Review of Dancing in Damascus
Review by: Dr. Amina HUSSIAN, Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women Studies,Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi “Dancing in Damascus” by miriam cooke is a thought-provoking and insightful book that explores the role of women inRead More
March 10, 2023
Umran Celebrates International Women’s Day “My Soul Is A Women”
UMRAN ( Umran Green Perspective Foundation) successfully organized a programme on International Women’s Day with the theme of “My Soul is Woman’ by Annemarie Schimmel, thereby paying tribute to her legendary work. ThisRead More
March 9, 2023
Celebrating Women’s Contributions to Humanity: A Tribute to Annemarie Schimmel
On March 8, 2023, the world celebrated International Women’s Day with the theme “Choose to Challenge.” To commemorate the occasion, the Umran Green Perspective Foundation (UGPF) organized an event to pay tribute toRead More
February 13, 2023
The F-Word and the Fight against Patriarchy
On June 30, 2020, UMRAN hosted the second U-TALK session. It was carried out using the ZOOM Platform as part of the weekly ritual of carrying out the Cultural programme. ‘U-TALK’ or ‘Umran-Talk’Read More
July 8, 2021
Identity, Violence and Women Symposium
Call for Papers IDENTITY, VIOLENCE, AND WOMAN Collaboration with Ibn Haldun University (Istanbul), The EFL University (India) & Umran Academic Research Association (Istanbul) Identity is an ambiguous and slippery term (Buckingham, 2008). IdentityRead More