A special report during MTV Prime Time News, Bil Roghem Min Kil Shi (English- Despite Everything) segment that highlights remarkable achievements for Lebanon. The report highlighted the inclusion of Hayat Mirshad in BBC’s 100 women list for the most inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2020, considering it a remarkable achievement for [...]
Lebanese activist, journalist, and humanitarian Hayat Mirshad has been named among the 100 top influential and inspiring women for 2020 by BBC. Hayat is the co-founder of Fe-Male, a pioneer feminist collective in Lebanon founded in 2012 that fights for a gender equitable society where every woman and girl enjoys her rights and has her [...]
La cofondatrice libanaise du collectif Fe-Male figure sur la liste BBC des 100 femmes les plus inspirantes et influentes du monde pour l’année 2020. OLJ / Par Anne-Marie El-HAGE Elle est féministe jusqu’au bout des ongles. Et le revendique fièrement dans sa vie quotidienne, ses tenues vestimentaires, ses discours enflammés et sans compromis pour la protection [...]
Women from the Middle East and North Africa feature prominently on the BBC’s list of the 100 most influential women of 2020. Among the women from the region celebrated for “leading change and making a difference” are British-Iraqi public health expert Dr Nisreen Alwan and Lebanese human rights activist Hayat Mirshad. The head of the [...]
The UN is to spend $25m (£19m) from its emergency fund to address what has been called the “shadow pandemic” of gender-based violence against women displaced by wars and disasters. The money will be divided between the UN population fund (UNFPA) and UN Women, and at least 30% of it must be given to women-led local [...]
An interview on Aljadeed TV with journalist Milad Hadcheti within "Today's Morning" show, to speak about the selection of Hayat Mirshad for BBC 100 women list for the year 2020.
On the day of launching BBC’s 100 women list that highlighted the most inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2020, Hayat Mirshad nomination was among the top trending news on social media. Below is a report from MTV Prime Time News, Connected segment that speaks about digital media trends.
The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2020. The list included 11 Arab women, and one Lebanese who is Hayat Mirshad. This year 100 Women is highlighting those who are leading change and making a difference during these turbulent times. The list includes Sanna Marin, [...]
An interview with Hayat Mirshad, Fe-Male co-director, on OTV with Rima Hamdan to discuss the issue of the rise in cases of violence against women and girls in Lebanon during COVID19 and the lockdown. Mirshad focused mainly on domestic violence and online gender-based violence.
The TuksRes Women in Leadership Academy (TRWLA) in partnership with the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), organized ahead of the 20th anniversary of the UNSCR 1325 in October, an event titled “Going beyond hashtags: How are young women and men contributing to Women, Peace and Security implementation?”. Hayat Mirshad was one of the panelists, [...]
