Finally Uploaded a Video Rant
I’ve been wanted to upload a video rant to YouTube for quite a while now and, finally, here is my first attempt!
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The Fight is Getting Ugly. Show Your Support for Women’s Rights!
People, the lobby AGAINST the protection of women from family violence is starting to speak out with strong statements issued this week by many groups and political parties. Check out this story in...
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Anti-CEDAW Flyer
The women’s committee of Dar Al Fatwa in the North of Lebanon have created this flyer bashing CEDAW and claiming that it is an attack on family values and on the psychological and physical...
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Demonstration to Protect Women from Family Violence
Photo by @joellehatem - click on it for the full album Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday at the demonstration to Protect Women from Family Violence! Check out some of the press coverage...
View ArticleDebate on Family Violence Law
Al Jazeera Stream hosted a debate on the proposed Law to Protect Women from Family Violence last night. I was arguing for and Sounay Nouh of the Women’s Committee to Protect the Family was arguing...
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Lebanon Deletes “Honor” Crime Article from Penal Code
You can read the full post in Arabic about the Lebanese Parliament vote to cancel Article 562 of the Penal Code that offers reduced sentences for “honor” crimes. The Committee for Administration and...
View ArticleLaw to Protect Women from Family Violence Faces Horrible Distortions
This is a translation of Farfahinne’s post: مشروع قانون حماية المرأة من العنف الأسري بعد التسريبات: تشويه ما بعده تشويه Violence against women happens in two complimentary spheres. In the first, a...
View ArticleWomen’s Rights in Transitions to Democracy: Achieving RIghts, Resisting Backlash
Tuesday, April 17 – Wednesday, April 18 Experts & activists from across the Middle East/North Africa convene in Istanbul to discuss region’s democratic transitions Check out this terrific line-up...
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Lebanese Government Adds Insult to Injury on Women’s Quota
For years now, the Civil Campaign for Electoral Reform has been lobbying for proportional elections, a 30% women’s quota, lowering the voting age to 18, allowing diaspora voting in Lebanese embassies,...
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The Final Battle: Women vs. the State
It’s been many years we’ve been talking about the draft law to protect women from family violence. It’s a very simple law really. It enables women to call the police for help if they are abused at...
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