Global Souths Hub
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Global Souths Hub is a news site developed alongside the teams behind the two leading journals, Third World Quarterly (TWQ) and Central Asian Survey (CAS). Visit us at https://globalsouth.org/
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🌾 In our recent blog, Kien Dang from the Livelihood Sovereignty Alliance (LISO) explores how the Dzao Indigenous community can enrich our insights into food security. She documents 80 forest food species and reflects on Vietnam's COVID-19 unity in fostering sustainable food systems:
The Role of Edible Forest Foods in Vietnam’s Food Security - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB The Role of Edible Forest Foods in Vietnam’s Food Security
In this blog post, Kien Dang, Programme Coordinator of the Land Use Policy Analysis for Poverty Alleviation (LUPAPA) under Livelihood Sovereignty Alliance (LISO), explores food security in Vietnam.…
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November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🌾 In our recent blog, Kien Dang from the Livelihood Sovereignty Alliance (LISO) explores how the Dzao Indigenous community can enrich our insights into food security. She documents 80 forest food species and reflects on Vietnam's COVID-19 unity in fostering sustainable food systems:
Revisiting “Reclaiming Our Voices: The Somali Gender Hub” by Sahra Ahmed Koshin -- a powerful look at how Somali women are leading change in research, academia, and storytelling. 🌍👩🏽🏫
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November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Revisiting “Reclaiming Our Voices: The Somali Gender Hub” by Sahra Ahmed Koshin -- a powerful look at how Somali women are leading change in research, academia, and storytelling. 🌍👩🏽🏫
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“Third World Radicals,” a new Third World Quarterly Special Issue, revisits how thinkers from the MENA region swapped ideas and tactics across decades - from Islamo-socialism to liberation theology.
Radicalism, it argues, is not dogma but creative reinvention across borders 🔽
Radicalism, it argues, is not dogma but creative reinvention across borders 🔽
Third World Radicals: A New SI from TWQ - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB Third World Radicals: A New SI from TWQ
This Third World Quarterly (TWQ) special issue, titled "Third World Radicals”, shows how activists and thinkers from Latin America and the Middle East and North Africa have swapped ideas, images and…
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November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“Third World Radicals,” a new Third World Quarterly Special Issue, revisits how thinkers from the MENA region swapped ideas and tactics across decades - from Islamo-socialism to liberation theology.
Radicalism, it argues, is not dogma but creative reinvention across borders 🔽
Radicalism, it argues, is not dogma but creative reinvention across borders 🔽
🎓 Attending a conference soon? Whether you're presenting your research or simply looking to grow your network, conferences can be powerful catalysts — if you plan properly.
Dive deeper with our full guide from Global Souths Hub ⬇️
Dive deeper with our full guide from Global Souths Hub ⬇️
How to Get the Most out of an Academic Conference - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB
First academic conference? Discover practical tips from early-career researchers to help you prepare, network effectively, & make the most of every opportunity.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🎓 Attending a conference soon? Whether you're presenting your research or simply looking to grow your network, conferences can be powerful catalysts — if you plan properly.
Dive deeper with our full guide from Global Souths Hub ⬇️
Dive deeper with our full guide from Global Souths Hub ⬇️
Deniz Ataman, MA student @ucukent.bsky.social, explores the connection between academic ideals and peace-building realities.
Read his insights from the 62nd Conflict Research Society Conference on international humanitarian law and exchanges between scholars & field practitioners👇
Read his insights from the 62nd Conflict Research Society Conference on international humanitarian law and exchanges between scholars & field practitioners👇
Running Towards Peace, as it Seems to Be Getting Distant - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB Running Towards Peace, as it Seems to Be Getting Distant
I’m Deniz Ataman, an MA student in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Kent, UK. As part of my internship, I helped organise the Conflict Research Society (CRS) Conference in September…
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November 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Deniz Ataman, MA student @ucukent.bsky.social, explores the connection between academic ideals and peace-building realities.
Read his insights from the 62nd Conflict Research Society Conference on international humanitarian law and exchanges between scholars & field practitioners👇
Read his insights from the 62nd Conflict Research Society Conference on international humanitarian law and exchanges between scholars & field practitioners👇
🌏 Have a story, reflection, or piece of research rooted in the Global South?
The Global Souths Hub is open for submissions — a space where academics, activists, and storytellers connect to share perspectives that challenge, inspire, and inform.
💡 Find out how to contribute 👇
The Global Souths Hub is open for submissions — a space where academics, activists, and storytellers connect to share perspectives that challenge, inspire, and inform.
💡 Find out how to contribute 👇
How to Contribute to the Hub - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB
Global Souths Hub is a free to access news and resource platform that encourages debate and fosters collaborations in the field of Global South Studies. We welcome contributions from all who have…
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November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🌏 Have a story, reflection, or piece of research rooted in the Global South?
The Global Souths Hub is open for submissions — a space where academics, activists, and storytellers connect to share perspectives that challenge, inspire, and inform.
💡 Find out how to contribute 👇
The Global Souths Hub is open for submissions — a space where academics, activists, and storytellers connect to share perspectives that challenge, inspire, and inform.
💡 Find out how to contribute 👇
🇨🇻 Read our new blog post by @bethlehemattfield.bsky.social, who attended the Sixth Biennial African Studies Association of Africa Conference held in Cabo Verde, with the theme: ‘African Responses to Global Vulnerabilities: Building Hope for the Future’ ⬇️
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From Crisis to Hope – Insights from African Studies Association of Africa Conference - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB From Crisis to Hope – Insights from African Studies Association of Africa Conference
In this piece Bethlehem Attfield shares her experiences attending the African Studies Association of Africa Conference (ASAA) which took place in September of 2025. As my fellow attendees from the…
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October 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🇨🇻 Read our new blog post by @bethlehemattfield.bsky.social, who attended the Sixth Biennial African Studies Association of Africa Conference held in Cabo Verde, with the theme: ‘African Responses to Global Vulnerabilities: Building Hope for the Future’ ⬇️
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🇵🇸 Resharing this brilliant take by Mira Mookerjee on some of the most pressing issues raised at the #EISA2025 conference, including how #Palestine advocacy is being targeted through legal & political repression, and why this matters for all movements confronting global injustice ⬇️
The Criminalisation of Palestine Solidarity - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB The Criminalisation of Palestine Solidarity
In this piece, Mira Mookerjee, Editor and Website Curator at the Global Souths Hub, documents the discussions that took place at this year's European International Studies Association (EISA) and…
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October 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🇵🇸 Resharing this brilliant take by Mira Mookerjee on some of the most pressing issues raised at the #EISA2025 conference, including how #Palestine advocacy is being targeted through legal & political repression, and why this matters for all movements confronting global injustice ⬇️
🎙️ Tune in to the Exalt Research podcast for a conversation with @raunaku.bsky.social, Research Professor of Arctic Indigenous Politics, as she discusses Sámi democratic engagement and what a just transition means for Indigenous peoples in the Nordic energy shift.
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Rauna Kuokkanen - What does Sámi democratic engagement in energy transition look like?
Podcast Episode · EXALT Podcast · 29/11/2024 · 45m
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October 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🎙️ Tune in to the Exalt Research podcast for a conversation with @raunaku.bsky.social, Research Professor of Arctic Indigenous Politics, as she discusses Sámi democratic engagement and what a just transition means for Indigenous peoples in the Nordic energy shift.
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🔔 TWQ's new Special Issue, "Understanding Epistemic Erasures", Guest Edited by Yafa El Masri (Lecturer @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social), explores how Indigenous, refugee, queer, and grassroots knowledge systems are systematically erased and how communities fight back ⬇️
Confronting Epistemic Erasures – A TWQ Special Issue on Decolonising Knowledge, Fostering Resistance and Building Alternatives - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB
This Third World Quarterly (TWQ) Special Issue (SI) explores the phenomenon of Epistemic Erasure as the process through which the knowledge systems of marginalized communities are rendered invisible,…
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October 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🔔 TWQ's new Special Issue, "Understanding Epistemic Erasures", Guest Edited by Yafa El Masri (Lecturer @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social), explores how Indigenous, refugee, queer, and grassroots knowledge systems are systematically erased and how communities fight back ⬇️
🇻🇳 Massive flooding in northern Vietnam following Typhoon Matmo has destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of rice & crops, submerged nearly 17,000 homes, and decimated livestock and poultry populations. Immediate relief & long‑term resilience are needed.
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Post-storm floods devastate crops, homes across northern Vietnam
As of 5pm on October 8, heavy rains triggered by the aftermath of Typhoon Matmo had inundated and damaged nearly 22,600 ha of rice and crops, killed or swept away hundreds of thousands of livestock…
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October 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🇻🇳 Massive flooding in northern Vietnam following Typhoon Matmo has destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of rice & crops, submerged nearly 17,000 homes, and decimated livestock and poultry populations. Immediate relief & long‑term resilience are needed.
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🇧🇫Burkina Faso, 🇳🇪Niger, 🇨🇮Côte d’Ivoire: three nations breaking the grip of Francafrique.
Kividi Koralage (@aberuni.bsky.social) traces the second wave of African liberation and the unraveling of French neocolonialism in our next powerful blog post.
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Kividi Koralage (@aberuni.bsky.social) traces the second wave of African liberation and the unraveling of French neocolonialism in our next powerful blog post.
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Guardians of the Golden Stool: Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Niger’s Struggle for True Independence - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB Guardians of the Golden Stool: Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Niger’s Strug...
Kividi Koralage, a scholar of international relations and development, examines in this blog how Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Niger are redefining their paths away from France’s influence, marking...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🇧🇫Burkina Faso, 🇳🇪Niger, 🇨🇮Côte d’Ivoire: three nations breaking the grip of Francafrique.
Kividi Koralage (@aberuni.bsky.social) traces the second wave of African liberation and the unraveling of French neocolonialism in our next powerful blog post.
🔗 globalsouth.org/2025/10/guar...
Kividi Koralage (@aberuni.bsky.social) traces the second wave of African liberation and the unraveling of French neocolonialism in our next powerful blog post.
🔗 globalsouth.org/2025/10/guar...
First-time author? Before submitting, learn key tips for success. From aligning your paper with a journal's scope, to clear writing and navigating peer reviews, read the @devcomms.bsky.social blog for great tips from the Development in Practice journal editors 🔽
Getting published in journals: tips for first-time authors — Development Studies Association
Are you preparing to submit your first journal article. Listen to the tips from Development in Practice's team.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
First-time author? Before submitting, learn key tips for success. From aligning your paper with a journal's scope, to clear writing and navigating peer reviews, read the @devcomms.bsky.social blog for great tips from the Development in Practice journal editors 🔽
🤝 @drnicoleredvers.bsky.social, the Indigenous community and planetary health researcher @westernu.ca, emphasises that practices like cultural burning, though long marginalised, provide proven health and ecosystem benefits.
An insightful read👇
An insightful read👇
Collaborating with Indigenous communities can lead to meaningful climate action | News | Wellcome
Indigenous communities have been using ‘cultural burning’ for centuries. Dr Nicole Redvers explores how this traditional practice could help us rethink fire management.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🤝 @drnicoleredvers.bsky.social, the Indigenous community and planetary health researcher @westernu.ca, emphasises that practices like cultural burning, though long marginalised, provide proven health and ecosystem benefits.
An insightful read👇
An insightful read👇
🎉 Congratulations are in order for Erica Marat as she has been appointed Editor of Central Asian Survey 🎉
Please join us in welcoming Erica to the team!
@tandfresearch.bsky.social @ericamarat.bsky.social
Please join us in welcoming Erica to the team!
@tandfresearch.bsky.social @ericamarat.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🎉 Congratulations are in order for Erica Marat as she has been appointed Editor of Central Asian Survey 🎉
Please join us in welcoming Erica to the team!
@tandfresearch.bsky.social @ericamarat.bsky.social
Please join us in welcoming Erica to the team!
@tandfresearch.bsky.social @ericamarat.bsky.social
Women play critical roles across Africa’s food systems but how often do their contributions influence policy or research agendas?
Join the free webinar on Nov 4, 2025 at 2:30pm (Asia/Karachi) for a compelling conversation that brings together researchers, farmers, publishers, and policy voices.
Join the free webinar on Nov 4, 2025 at 2:30pm (Asia/Karachi) for a compelling conversation that brings together researchers, farmers, publishers, and policy voices.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Women in Food Systems: From Crops to Fishponds: Shaping Research, Publishing, and Policy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
In collaboration with The Agricultural Research Council South Africa, this two-part webinar series explores how women are shaping Africa’s food systems — from fields and livestock pens to fishponds…
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October 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Women play critical roles across Africa’s food systems but how often do their contributions influence policy or research agendas?
Join the free webinar on Nov 4, 2025 at 2:30pm (Asia/Karachi) for a compelling conversation that brings together researchers, farmers, publishers, and policy voices.
Join the free webinar on Nov 4, 2025 at 2:30pm (Asia/Karachi) for a compelling conversation that brings together researchers, farmers, publishers, and policy voices.
📘 You are cordially invited to the University of South Africa (UNISA) Press Book Launch of "Sites of Remembering: The meaning of African Art Through Memory" by Professor Abebe Zegeye.
A Celebration of Memory, Meaning and African Art 🖌️
A Celebration of Memory, Meaning and African Art 🖌️
October 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📘 You are cordially invited to the University of South Africa (UNISA) Press Book Launch of "Sites of Remembering: The meaning of African Art Through Memory" by Professor Abebe Zegeye.
A Celebration of Memory, Meaning and African Art 🖌️
A Celebration of Memory, Meaning and African Art 🖌️
On #WorldFoodDay, read Purniya Awan's reflection on how hunger is weaponised: in Gaza, across history, and through policy. Famine is not accidental. It is political.
📚Read her latest blog post + free-to-view TWQ & CAS articles that best reflect the topic of global food insecurity 🔽 buff.ly/eFXgpeW
📚Read her latest blog post + free-to-view TWQ & CAS articles that best reflect the topic of global food insecurity 🔽 buff.ly/eFXgpeW
October 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
On #WorldFoodDay, read Purniya Awan's reflection on how hunger is weaponised: in Gaza, across history, and through policy. Famine is not accidental. It is political.
📚Read her latest blog post + free-to-view TWQ & CAS articles that best reflect the topic of global food insecurity 🔽 buff.ly/eFXgpeW
📚Read her latest blog post + free-to-view TWQ & CAS articles that best reflect the topic of global food insecurity 🔽 buff.ly/eFXgpeW
📣 Calling Central Asia-based social scientists! Apply now for the USTA Mentorship Programme 2025–2026 - develop your research on everyday economies & co-author a special issue. Deadline: Oct 10, 2025
More information here 👇
More information here 👇
Call for Applications
USTA Mentorship Programme 2025-26 We are happy to announce a new round of the USTA Mentorship Program, running from November 2025 to December 2026. Building on the success of previous cohorts, this…
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October 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📣 Calling Central Asia-based social scientists! Apply now for the USTA Mentorship Programme 2025–2026 - develop your research on everyday economies & co-author a special issue. Deadline: Oct 10, 2025
More information here 👇
More information here 👇
🇿🇦 Exciting news! The Global Souths Hub team is excited to be part of the Land, Life and Society International Conference - a space for critical conversations on land, environment, and justice, hosted by @plaasuwc.bsky.social & @ids.ac.uk at the @uwconline.bsky.social ⬇️ buff.ly/NIKptri
Land, Life and Society Conference 2025 | Plaas
Land, Life and Society International conference on the road to ICARRD+20 Urgent attention is needed to the challenges of land and agrarian reform in the contemporary world. Today, intersecting…
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October 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🇿🇦 Exciting news! The Global Souths Hub team is excited to be part of the Land, Life and Society International Conference - a space for critical conversations on land, environment, and justice, hosted by @plaasuwc.bsky.social & @ids.ac.uk at the @uwconline.bsky.social ⬇️ buff.ly/NIKptri
In our latest blog, Mohammad Siddiqui, PhD candidate in Political Science @ucirvine.bsky.social, explores the emotional & political weight of studying nationalism, migration, and counterterrorism as someone directly affected. A powerful reflection on research, identity, & the myth of detachment 🔽
Researching Extremism & Counterterrorism: A PhD Scholar’s Reflections on Self-Care - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB Researching Extremism & Counterterrorism: A PhD Scholar’s Reflections on Self-Care
What does it mean to study nationalism, migration, and “counterterrorism” online when you are not a distant observer but part of the very community under scrutiny? Mohammad Siddiqui is a PhD student…
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October 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In our latest blog, Mohammad Siddiqui, PhD candidate in Political Science @ucirvine.bsky.social, explores the emotional & political weight of studying nationalism, migration, and counterterrorism as someone directly affected. A powerful reflection on research, identity, & the myth of detachment 🔽
🇵🇸 Mira Mookerjee joined the @europeanisa.bsky.social 2025 conference & attended sessions on authoritarianism, resistance, and the shrinking space for dissent.
Her latest piece builds on those themes — a sharp analysis of how global powers are targeting Palestine solidarity 🔽 buff.ly/6kqyfC6
Her latest piece builds on those themes — a sharp analysis of how global powers are targeting Palestine solidarity 🔽 buff.ly/6kqyfC6
Politics for a Broken World and the Criminalisation of Palestine Solidarity - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB Politics for a Broken World and the Criminalisation of Palestine Solidarity
In this piece, Mira Mookerjee, Editor and Website Curator at the Global Souths Hub, documents the discussions that took place at this year's European International Studies Association (EISA) and…
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October 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🇵🇸 Mira Mookerjee joined the @europeanisa.bsky.social 2025 conference & attended sessions on authoritarianism, resistance, and the shrinking space for dissent.
Her latest piece builds on those themes — a sharp analysis of how global powers are targeting Palestine solidarity 🔽 buff.ly/6kqyfC6
Her latest piece builds on those themes — a sharp analysis of how global powers are targeting Palestine solidarity 🔽 buff.ly/6kqyfC6
🌍 Climate + security crises in the Lake Chad Basin are deeply linked.
In this new @africaatlse.bsky.social blog, Aminata Niang, Visiting Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Centre, urges regional & local collaboration to build resilience.
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In this new @africaatlse.bsky.social blog, Aminata Niang, Visiting Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Centre, urges regional & local collaboration to build resilience.
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Tackling security and climate challenges in the Lake Chad Basin requires collaboration - Africa at LSE
Climate-resilient livelihoods, local and regional partnerships are needed to help a region already suffering devastating consequences of climate change, writes Aminata Niang. The consequences of…
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October 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🌍 Climate + security crises in the Lake Chad Basin are deeply linked.
In this new @africaatlse.bsky.social blog, Aminata Niang, Visiting Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Centre, urges regional & local collaboration to build resilience.
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In this new @africaatlse.bsky.social blog, Aminata Niang, Visiting Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Centre, urges regional & local collaboration to build resilience.
📖 Read:
🗣️ On #InternationalTranslationDay, we reflect on the hidden costs of English dominance in academia. Noha Atef, a media scholar based at the @uniofgalway.bsky.social shares in her powerful piece, what it means to research in Arabic, publish in Arabic and be told it doesn’t count ⬇️ buff.ly/S1xnz04
If It’s Not in English, It’s Not There - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB
Noha Atef is a media scholar based at the University of Galway in Ireland. Originally from Egypt, her native language is Arabic. She began her academic journey in England and has worked at…
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September 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🗣️ On #InternationalTranslationDay, we reflect on the hidden costs of English dominance in academia. Noha Atef, a media scholar based at the @uniofgalway.bsky.social shares in her powerful piece, what it means to research in Arabic, publish in Arabic and be told it doesn’t count ⬇️ buff.ly/S1xnz04
Words shape worlds. With #WorldTranslationDay coming up, we’re revisiting how translation connects cultures, amplifies voices & bridges divides.
📝 Read our blog: “Write the World: A Day of Translation” by our Community Engagement Coordinator & Contributing Writer, Bethlehem Attfield
📝 Read our blog: “Write the World: A Day of Translation” by our Community Engagement Coordinator & Contributing Writer, Bethlehem Attfield
Write the World: A Day of Translation - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB
In this piece, Global Souths Hub Community Engagement Coordinator & Contributing Writer, Bethlehem Attfield records what took place at ‘Write the World: A Day of Translation’ which is an annual…
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September 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Words shape worlds. With #WorldTranslationDay coming up, we’re revisiting how translation connects cultures, amplifies voices & bridges divides.
📝 Read our blog: “Write the World: A Day of Translation” by our Community Engagement Coordinator & Contributing Writer, Bethlehem Attfield
📝 Read our blog: “Write the World: A Day of Translation” by our Community Engagement Coordinator & Contributing Writer, Bethlehem Attfield