Tag: "discrimination"

The Law and You: Women and Men in the Lebanese Legal System

December 18, 2010 | Comments (0)

This Wednesday, December 22 at 7pm, we are happy to host a talk with Maya Mikdashi, PhD candidate at Columbia University’s Department of Anthropology. The presentation, based on her recently published article, will highlight the laws that apply to and are practiced by Lebanese male and female citizens. A selection of both civil and personal [...]

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Our Body, Our Space, Our Struggle: How Alice Created Her Wonderland

Our Body, Our Space, Our Struggle: How Alice Created Her Wonderland

October 29, 2010 | Comments (0)

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 [...]

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Fundraiser for Sudanese Girl With Cancer

Fundraiser for Sudanese Girl With Cancer

August 13, 2010 | Comments (0)

This Monday, a group of Nasawiyas organized a fund raising dinner in Walimit Warda to gather money for a Sudanese girl living in Lebanon and being treated from cancer. This event follows a series of fund raising and solidarity events planned in Washington and Khartoum after the initial fundraiser 2 months ago in Lebanon. Back [...]

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Video: Achievements in Women’s Rights – Past and Future

July 12, 2010 | Comments (0)

Nasawiya member Joelle Hatem produced this video for our training program “Ghayreh 3adtik Bitzeed S3adtik – Feminist Tools for Change” which aims at empowering women with the knowledge, tools and resources to bring about change from a feminist perspective. The video showcases achievements in women’s rights in Lebanon and examples of what remains to be done. The [...]

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Women’s Rights in Lebanon: Achievements So Far, What Remains To Be Done

July 12, 2010 | Comments (0)

Our member Joelle Hatem has produced a video showcasing achievements in women’s rights in Lebanon and examples of what remains to be done. The video was produced for our training program “Ghayreh 3adtik Bitzeed S3adtik – Feminist Tools for Change” which aims at empowering women with the knowledge, tools and resources to bring about change [...]

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Feminists Join Anti-Violence Sit-In in Beirut

March 1, 2009 | Comments (0)

On February 22, 2009 the Feminist Collective joined Helem, Kafa, and other human rights organizations in a demonstration against violence towards minorities. Here’s the video. هذه الصفحة غير متوفرة باللغة العربية

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