Begin this week with Roya Samim. Six months before the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Roya and other women had almost secured their first ever cricket match with either Bangladesh or Oman. All that stopped with the Taliban, Roya escaped to Canada, and now playing for New Brunswick, she reminisces on education, sport and the women of Afghanistan. Another cricket story comes to you from Pakistan, where a welcome change is the changing demographics of the team. The majority of the players are no longer from the powerhouses of Lahore and Karachi, but are now overwhelmingly from the Pakhtun belt. In India sanitation workers, most of whom are lower-caste are being made to wear GPS-enabled watches that track their every move. Bezwada Wilson of the Safai Karamchari Andolan calls it 'modern day slavery', reach more about the digital snooping of sanitation workers.

Read an excellent reporting piece about how the Union Government has auctioned off pulses worth Rs.4,600 crore that were meant for the poor and the armed forces in a rigged auction meant to benefit only a few millers. News about the Hijab Ban has left our TV Screens and Papers, but for the young girls fighting in Karnataka, the ban has left them feeling alienated, and giving up on their dreams. What will Bangladesh be like in ten years? Read to find out.

Listen to NULL, an absolutely fascinating podcast about how the system does not know how to recognise names that don't fit a certain model, and how that can leave you invisible and unable to access the system.

This week the news has leaked that Roe Wade may be overturned by the Supreme Court, making abortion illegal in America. Read a conversation with historian Rickie Solinger, to put abortion rights into context within American history. Read about the incredible struggle of Abuelas, or grandmothers from Guatemala who have fought against sexual slavery and won a remarkable legal victory. If you loved Sherlock Holmes, you probably loved Sidney Paget's illustrations of him too. Take a drip down memory lane to see how the illustrations were as essential to Sherlock's character as Watson. Finally, in honour of May Day, listen to Mixtape 59: the mixtape that kills fascists.

As April comes to an end, so does Dalit History Month. Celebrate this by listening to writer and farmer Ankita Apurva recite her poem, 'I am Ambedkar's Child.' The economic crisis in Sri Lanka continues, with the citizens bearing the brunt of the country's woes. Experts argue that Nepal might be going in a similar direction and looking at days of economic uncertainty. In India, the CBSE syllabus is changing, read to find out what is no longer in student textbooks.

Read the story of Zin Zin, a young doctor from Myanmar hopping from country to country when her visa expires, hoping to give an exam to practice medicine in England and living with the guilt of being away from the anti-coup revolution every day. A young Malaysian Tamil man with a learning disability was executed in Singapore this week, despite desperate attempts by his family, lawyer and human rights group. Richard Branson had put his money behind this fight, hoping to secure a pardon. In his blog he writes about the failed justice system and working towards ending the death penalty. From a recently concluded film festival in Nepal, four women talk about the personal and the public. The war in Ukraine has circled the conversation back towards war crimes. Listen to an episode that takes this conversation to the Sri Lanka civil war and wonders why those who were accused of war crimes were never punished.

The deal to send refugees back from England has been making headlines, but what does Rwanda gain from it, and why have they agreed? If you're bored of your exercise routine, travel back in time and borrow a routine from The Titanic, or play a game of tennis like Henry the VIII. Palaeontology is being accused of colonial practices, and of keeping out local researchers. This is changing, and a dinosaur in Brazil is helping create the change. Lastly, Abdul Latif is no longer in Guantanamo. If you haven't binged this excellent podcast by RadioLab, listen to this anniversary special episode about Abdul Latif, a man who shares a name with the host of the show and who was in Guantanamo without reason.

Welcome to a new format of the Magar Newsletter. We hope you enjoy this format and it makes it a little easier to read all the stories we want to share with you. For the complete issue, head on over to the website as usual.

We begin this week with a story of two friends from Jahangirpuri, New Delhi, where violence has escalated into horrific illegal bulldozing and targeting of a particular community. Today is Earth Day, and activists in Myanmar worry for the environment in their war torn country, as the Military Dictatorship led government looks to increase mining in ecologically vulnerable regions. Read an essay about Sumitra Peries, pioneering Sri Lankan filmmaker, and in our third year of the pandemic read a lovely piece on a little garden remembering the dead in Mumbai.

The news is filled with stories from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and of rumours of chemical warfare. Read a little known Cold-War story about a Polish diplomat and a Soviet Ambassador in Hanoi preventing North Vietnam and China from launching a campaign against U.S.A after America's use of Agent Orange. Islamabad Police has launched a new initiative, a Tahaffuz desk to provide support to the transgender community. Read about the people behind this initiative and how it is helping. After the Abrogation of Article 370, Kashmir now has re-drawn electoral constituencies that diminish Muslim representation. Read Anuradha Bhasin's analysis of this change. If you haven't read Yashica Dutt's excellent book, Coming Out as Dalit yet, listen to a podcast episode where she shares her experiences.

This Earth Day, let's learn from Moss. It's a fascinating and long article about this ancient ecological species that has adapted through climate change. If you don't have time to read, you can also listen to this article.

India isn't the only country fighting over people's food choices, in France, Jews and Muslims are worried as their religious eating preferences are threatened by a possible end to ritual slaughter of animals if far-right candidate Marine Le Pen wins the election.

At Magar we like to try and build rounded pictures of stories for our readers. Two weeks ago we shared a conversation with the founders of the first Amazon Union, and last week we shared a story on the strategies Amazon used to successfully beat a Union in Canada. This week we bring you another story, this time about the 1970's Beer Boycott , which is inspiring Amazon Organisers today. Lastly, if you wish you had more time to read short stories but don't listen to Thankless, an audio short story that can keep you company during your morning commute.