Hope for the exploited
Amtissal Aboulissan – Now Lebanon News – Friday, 26 August 2011 (originally published 15 Aug) “The lack of awareness of human trafficking makes it difficult to combat the issue in Lebanon,” said Rola...
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Mona Alami – IPS - Friday, 27 January 2011 (originally published 25 Jan) BEIRUT, Jan 25, 2012 (IPS) – Odette Klysinska, a Catholic French native, sits in her living room in an affluent neighbourhood in...
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Arwa Damon and Tim Hume - CNN – Friday, 22 February 2013 (originally published 17 Feb) Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) – Lebanese women are taking to the streets to demand that the government takes domestic...
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Reuters - Al Arabiya – Friday, 31 May 2013 (originally published 26 May) Thousands of woman raced on the streets of Beirut on Sunday in a competition entitled ‘‘You are really strong’’, just a few...
View ArticleLebanese women ‘run forward’ for their rights in Beirut marathon
Al Arabiya News – Wednesday, 07 May 2014 (originally published 05 May) Crowds lined the streets of Beirut as a women’s marathon snaked its way through the city this week. Women from all walks of life –...
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Anthony Keedi – Guardian News – Wednesday, Wednesday 11 June 2014 (originally published 10 Jun) Anthony Keedi is a psychologist who works for Abaad (Arabic for “dimensions”), a gender equality NGO in...
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Amtissal Aboulissan – Now Lebanon News – Friday, 26 August 2011 (originally published 15 Aug) Children are silhouetted in front of posters displayed during a prayer for Justice and protection against...
View ArticleCould a New Civil Law Unify a Divided Society?
Mona Alami – IPS – Friday, 27 January 2011 (originally published 25 Jan) BEIRUT, Jan 25, 2012 (IPS) – Odette Klysinska, a Catholic French native, sits in her living room in an affluent neighbourhood...
View ArticleLebanese women take on Muslim judges who call rape a ‘marital right’
Arwa Damon and Tim Hume – CNN – Friday, 22 February 2013 (originally published 17 Feb) Lebanese women call for gender equality Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — Lebanese women are taking to the streets to demand...
View ArticleLebanese women race towards empowerment
Reuters – Al Arabiya – Friday, 31 May 2013 (originally published 26 May) Thousands of women take part in a 10 kilometer race in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The race aims to raise awareness about...
View ArticleLebanese women ‘run forward’ for their rights in Beirut marathon
Al Arabiya News – Wednesday, 07 May 2014 (originally published 05 May) This is the second year the women’s marathon has taken place in Beirut. Image: Al Arabiya Crowds lined the streets of Beirut as a...
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Anthony Keedi – Guardian News – Wednesday, Wednesday 11 June 2014 (originally published 10 Jun) Anthony Keedi of Abaad at the gender violence summit in London. Image: Anna Leach for the Guardian...
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