Nearly two years ago, two Arab women with a shared interest in sexual and reproductive health were brought together in...
Lebanese left-wing activist Georges Abdallah turns 70 today, spending yet another year in prison since his incarceration in 1987.
“We led a revolution to stay. Yet here we are, kicked out of our beloved Syria.”
Women and allies in Lebanon marched against outdated laws, harassment, inequality, transphobia, the Kafala (sponsorship) system, and more on March 8, 2021 for International Women's Day.
Women, who constitute more than half of our society, remain tied down by authorities using outdated and discriminatory laws.
When working women who are not affiliated with the ruling elite live under the economic conditions of today, they pay the price twice. The jobs that they fought for, the ceilings they broke, and the stairs they climbed are lost as more than one third of Lebanon’s workforce is unemployed...
As we tumble down the never-ending pit that is the Lebanese economic crisis, IWD reminds us of even more reasons to validate our anger.
The Lebanese pound reached LBP 10,000 against the dollar on the parallel market, and more than half the population is living in poverty.
“At first I thought that when you die, you no longer see anything but you can still hear and feel for a few seconds,” said one protester.
"We are convinced, after legal consultations with the team of lawyers helping us, that setting the tuition at the LBP 3,900 rate is not legal."
We talk to Fe-Male's Alia Awada about how the COVID-19 lockdown plan fails to protect women and girls in Lebanon.