Al-Raida: Upcoming issue on Gender and Revolution(s)

We have started to collect pieces for our upcoming issue of Al-Raida on Gender and Revolution(s). Given the current mobilizations in Lebanon, Iraq, and most recently in Iran, we want to highlight both the important role of women and the ways that gender itself has been operationalized in these movements. This issue is not specific to Lebanon, but will aim to cover the wider region. 

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16 Days of Activism Arts Competition!

Are you under 25? You are invited to participate in a regional arts competition as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence .

For the fourth year in a row, we are organizing a regional arts competition in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).

Contest is open to all young people under 25 from the whole Arab region with a special category for children under the age of 10!

The competition is open to all art forms, including paintings, drawings, collages, videos, photos, poems and music.

Send your original artwork along with the application to aiw@lau.edu.lb and upload it on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter using #16dayscompetition #Ai4Women #ESCWA before 8 December 2019.

A panel of experts will select the winning pieces, which will be announced at an awards ceremony on 5 December 2019 at the Lebanese American University, Beirut campus. The best submissions will be showcased at this event and the winners will be featured in Lebanese and Arab regional media.

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Happening at AiW

Working with youth, the ambassadors of change and gender equality leaders, has always been our main concern. Supporting this, AiW hosted a round table discussion with Malayah Harper, The World Young Women’s Christian Association (World YWCA) General Secretary, and inspiring young feminists in Lebanon. The discussion was fruitful as the young women leaders had different views but same vision to empower young women and girls away from society’s stigmas and taboos.

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