Nasawiya has been using social media to promote Arab feminist initiatives since its creation. It is time now to rethink the goals and strategies of our ICT usage. So join us on Tuesday at 9pm at the Nasawiya House if you’re interested in thinking with us. Gurus also welcome. Hit us up on @nasawiya for [...]
A few months ago, a group of young feminists in Lebanon decided to start a media monitor under the name of Kherr Berr, to detect ADs (Tv,Web,Radio,print) and songs that occupy the pop culture nowadays everywhere. This media monitor is specialized in detecting sexist,racist, violent, sectarian, homophobic ads, and any other types of pop culture [...]
On Saturday November 6, Nasawiya will be hosting a very interesting and unique workshop by Jana Nakhal entitled “Our Body, Our Space, Our Struggle: How Alice Created Her Wonderland”. The workshop is a whole day long one, starting 10 am and finishing at like 8:30 pm. It also involves fieldwork outside our lovely home. This [...]
Our lovely www.sawtalniswa.com will be making her first public appearance in Pecha Kucha Night 9th edition! Sara Abou Ghazal will be presenting Sawt on Wednesday 3rd of November at 8:00 pm in the Pecha Kucha Night at the Youth Cultural Center in Zouk Mikael! The program includes: 1- Save Beirut Heritage – Balsam Madi 2- Karma [...]
This Friday, Nasawiya will be hosting a very interesting discussion with Happy/L.A. Hyder, entitled “Being Artist. Being Aware. Being Arab American”! Happy/L.A. Hyder, visual artist & writer, American born of Lebanese ancestry, activist in the arts with attention to civil and social justice issues. “Being Artist. Being Aware. Being Arab American.” was first presented at [...]
Our movie club is on! We will be screening “”Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity” this Thursday at our Nasawiya space! Tough Guise is the first educational video geared toward students to systematically examine the relationship between pop-cultural imagery and the social construction of masculine identities in the U.S. at the dawn [...]
Yes, the news are true! Nasawiya will be screening “The Kingdom of Women” by Dana Abour Rahme. The story of the women of Ein El Hilweh refugee camp between 1982-1984 is an important chapter in the history of Palestinian refugee women in Lebanon. After the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982, the camp was destroyed [...]
A little photography training can go a long way! Join us this Saturday, October 30, from 12pm – 2pm at Nasawiya in Achrafieh for some Photography 101 Basics with Abir G. She will guide us through camera main functions and shooting modes. Bring your camera — any digital camera will do. The workshop is free [...]
Writer’s Workshop: The Personal is Political! Have you ever heard the phrase, the personal is political? It’s a feminist slogan that first appeared in 1969 and remains one of the most popular feminist catchphrases to this day. But what does it really mean? And how does it relate to each of our life, as we [...]
On November 9, Many people from all over the world celebrate “One Day One Struggle”, a day announced by CSBR (Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights) to promote sexual and bodily rights including sexual autonomy, privacy, pleasure, equity, sex education and health care. All those who are part of CSBR, celebrate this day on their [...]
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