Themrise Khan

Themrise Khan

Themrise Khan is an independent policy researcher in global development and migration, and co-editor of the book “White Saviorism in International Development. Theories, Practices and Lived Experiences,” published in March 2023 by Daraja Press.

Latest Articles

Opinion: Aid can no longer be dictated by foreign policy or geopolitics

Opinion: Aid can no longer be dictated by foreign policy or geopolitics

almost 2 years ago // Global development

As global development grapples with a movement to “shift the power,” the sector must recognize that aid needs to be separated from geopolitics.

Opinion: Confessions of an angry global south development practitioner

Opinion: Confessions of an angry global south development practitioner

over 2 years ago // Inclusive development

For a while it felt as if those of us who the development system had stifled through its U.S.- and Euro-centric, autocratic control were finally getting the chance to tell our side of the story. But soon, cracks began to appear.

Opinion: Dear global north, please stop calling the rest of us poor

Opinion: Dear global north, please stop calling the rest of us poor

about 5 years ago // Humanitarian aid

Recent cuts to the United Kingdom's foreign aid commitments have elicited much backlash over breaking promises to the poorest people in the world. But this perpetuates an unhelpful narrative that plagues foreign aid, this op-ed argues.