Every person in Lebanon has probably been asked: “Where were you during the Beirut port explosion?” My response is always the same: I was here, in Beirut. On 4 August, when the explosion ignited our skies, I was here – fighting for my life as windows, doors, and buildings collapsed around me. I was still here [...]
On August 14, 2020 the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders & it's Young Women Leaders for Peace hosted a virtual panel discussion "Young Women Leaders & Peacebuilders on the Frontlines of Crises" with the Office of the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, Austrian Development Cooperation, Permanent Missions of Canada, the Dominican Republic, Finland, Norway, and [...]
On the 10th and 11th of August 2020, Hayat Mirshad led on facilitating the Virtual MENA Region Workshop “Chain of Change” organized by Arab Women Organization of Jordan (AWO) and CARE International. The workshop is a part of “Safe From The Start” (SFTS) Project’s activities - a 3-year global project that has been implemented by [...]
Hayat Mirshad was part of shaping SheDecides’ emerging Theory of Change (ToC), as a member in the Movement Advisory Group (MAG), a temporary and voluntary group that played a consultative role in the SheDecides Theory of Change development process in July, August and early September 2020. The MAG has been formed with consideration of regional [...]
During the recent Beirut explosions that killed more than 150 people and wounded thousands causing destruction of businesses, shops and newsrooms as well as tearing through homes, the Coalition For Women In Journalism, a global support network for women in journalism, featured, appreciated the hard work and extended its support to women journalists on the [...]
For the second consecutive year, Hayat Mirshad cooperated with Internews within Aswatuna project in Iraq working on empowering women to participate equally as citizens and decision makers as a critical element of good governance and a fundamental prerequisite for peacebuilding, gender equality, and poverty reduction. Mirshad was the lead trainer and mentor of the project, [...]
Young Egyptian TikTok stars have become the latest target of state authorities, who accuse them of spreading “immorality” in society. In recent months a popular group of female social media influencers has also drawn the ire of the government, and several have been arrested. This brought a big debate in the region on whether TikTok [...]
FRIDA Young Feminist Collective launched a video that spotlights the powerful work of Fe-Male, a feminist collective that is redefining the way women are seen in the media by demanding and producing fairer representation of women’s stories in Lebanon, through featuring Fe-Male's co-founder and co-director Hayat Mirshad. How do we create a society that views [...]
Hayat Mirshad the guest of the Progressive Women Union, National Rehabilitation and Development Center and Farah Social Foundation on Facebook. A very interactive and interesting discussion hosted by Tatiana Skaff, where Mirshad spoke about Fe-Male organization recent work on combating online gender-based violence, ensuring women and girls cyber-security and safety and other aspects related to [...]
https://www.facebook.com/mirella.b.khalil/videos/10163645798520008/
