Nasawiya is kicking off its Gender and IT program with a workshop on how to build websites using WordPress. WordPress is a leading open source publishing application powered by PHP and MySQL. It has many features including a user-friendly workflow, a rich plugin architecture, and an advanced templating system.

Using WordPress, you can build a website or blog with lots of interactive features really easily. See our Arab Feminisms website as an example.

The training will take place over two days:

Saturday, February 6 from 11am – 1pm
Introduction to WordPress and its different features: themes, plugins, integration, customization.
A practice homework.

Monday, February 8 from 7pm – 8pm
Recap of workshop + presentation of practice homework for comments

The training is free, and will take place at the IndyACT office in Mar Mikhael (call 01-447192 for directions) with a wireless connection for those of you who want to try out features during the workshop. It will be given by Nadine Moawad.

To register, please email farah@nasawiya.org with a little bit about you. We have 15 places available and priority goes to young women and young activists of both or neither gender.