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Lina Idrees

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False-colour satellite map of flooding in Pakistan around Larkana, with the winding river and flooded areas in red.
Society · 11.07.2026No. 069
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The Flood is Coming

Exploring how climate change, political inaction and global power are bound together in producing mass displacement and environmental injustice.

Written by Lina Idrees

Poster for Joyland: a woman and a man lean close, looking uneasy, beside the pink title lettering and festival laurels.
Culture · 30.03.2023No. 050

A Film About Soul-Searching

This article explores Joyland, a film about a young man who falls in love with a trans woman and navigates the ambiguity of his masculine identity.

Written by Lina Idrees

Night-time architectural render of a low-rise housing complex around a courtyard, lit against a red and purple dusk sky.
Society · 20.11.2022No. 049

John Builds New homes

New Life Homes is made up of twelve New Mexico supportive housing nonprofits.

Written by Lina Idrees

Panoramic painting of the Battle of Pollilur, with dense ranks of soldiers and horses in red and blue on a gold ground.
Arts · 02.06.2022No. 047

The Tiger of Mysore

Capturing resistance to the British Empire.

Written by Lina Idrees

A teacher writes on a whiteboard in a yellow-walled classroom as children sit at wooden desks.
Society · 23.08.2021No. 035

Abandoned in Pakistan

Lina Idrees interviews Tahera Hasan, the founder and director of the NGO Imkaan.

Written by Lina Idrees

The Indian flag flying from a tall pole against a clear blue sky.
Society · 13.01.2021No. 017

sexual violence in India

Exploring how the Hindu caste based system in India has led to discrimination amongst communities and sexual violence against Dalit women.

Written by Lina Idrees

Green mountainside and pine forest in a misty valley, with low cloud drifting over the peaks.
Society · 24.11.2020No. 010

Fighting for Kashmir

Exploring Arundhati Roy’s literary contributions to the region's struggle for freedom.

Written by Lina Idrees