Tag: "gender"

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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A Discussion with Dr. Lila Abu Lughod

A Discussion with Dr. Lila Abu Lughod

November 24, 2010 | Comments (0)

Please join us on Friday, November 26 at 7 pm for a discussion with Dr. Lila Abu Lughod, a professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies at Columbia University and author of Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society, Writing Women’s Worlds: Bedouin Stories, and Dramas of Nationhood: The Politics of Television in Egypt. [...]

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Photography Workshop this Saturday

Photography Workshop this Saturday

October 25, 2010 | Comments (0)

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 [...]

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Nasawiya Presents Conference “Ghayri 3adtik bitzeed Sa3adtik”

Nasawiya Presents Conference “Ghayri 3adtik bitzeed Sa3adtik”

September 8, 2010 | Comments (1)

On Tuesday September 7th Nasawiya introduced their training module “Ghayri 3adtik Bitzeed S3adtik” at a Conference held in Masrah al Madinah-Beirut.  The conference began with a presentation of Nasawiya, a collective that started this year and works on the interrelated issues that affect women from a feminist perspective, as opposed to a women’s rights perspective. [...]

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المجموعة النسوية تعقد مؤتمر “غيري عادتِك بتزيد سعادتِك”

المجموعة النسوية تعقد مؤتمر “غيري عادتِك بتزيد سعادتِك”

September 7, 2010 | Comments (0)

نظمت النسوية يوم الثلاثاء في السابع من الشهر الجاري مؤتمر “غيري عادتِك بتزيد سعادتِك/ أدوات نسوية للتغيير” في مسرح المدينة في شارع الحمرا – بيروت. وافتتح المؤتمر بعرض تعريفي عن المجموعة النسوية التي انطلقت مطلع السنة الحالية، وتعمل على مجموعة قضايا تتعلق بوضع المرأة من وجهة نظر نسوية مختلفة عن الخطاب التقليدي لحقوق المرأة. وتبع [...]

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Traveling Lebanon with our “Ghayreh 3adtik Bitzeed S3adtik” feminist training

Traveling Lebanon with our “Ghayreh 3adtik Bitzeed S3adtik” feminist training

July 4, 2010 | Comments (0)

We are taking our training program “Ghayreh 3adtik Bitzeed S3adtik” – Feminist Tools for Change to the road. If you’d like us to bring this training program on gender justice and feminism for social change to your schools, universities, groups, community centers or organizations, call 70 066 880 or write to farah[at]nasawiya.org to book your [...]

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Discussion: Anarchism and Collective Living in Barcelona

Discussion: Anarchism and Collective Living in Barcelona

April 14, 2010 | Comments (0)

We’re thrilled to invite you to an informal chat entitled “Another World Is Here: Anarchism and Collective Living in Barcelona” with our dear queer feminist anarchist Leil. The talk will take place on Friday, 16 April 2010 at 7:00 PM at our office in Mar Mikhael. (Call 01-447 192 for directions.) Leil will be sharing [...]

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