On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2020, Hayat Mirshad was chosen to moderate the 2nd Global Conversation: “Making the Case on Female Leadership” at LAU, Beirut campus, which connected fearless, innovative and diverse women across 9 countries California | Bogota| London | Athens | Amman | Istanbul | Beirut |Joburg |Karachi. This event was [...]
Hayat Mirshad was hosted at the International Feminisms Festival 2020 in Beirut, where she managed on the 29th of February a workshop on Sexism in Media Expressions, and she was a speaker on the 1st of March in a round table moderate by Joelle Abou Farhat on the role of women in the revolutions and [...]
Hayat Mirshad was hosted as a speaker at the Joumana Haddad Freedom Center, where she had a much interesting discussion with young girls and boys about feminism, women's rights and role of men in combating violence against women.
Hayat Mirshad spoke during a panel discussion organized by Free Thought Lebanon in collaboration with Humanists international titled "Secularism in Lebanon". She focused in her intervention on the importance of having a civil state and its reflection on women's rights situation in the country, where religious personal status laws still discriminate against women.
A march for women, by women, against all forms of sexual violence and patriarchal oppression. Followed by choreography and song inspired by Chile's movement, that resounded loud and clear in Lebanon as well."Can you hear our screams?"More than ever.
It was a great opportunity and pleasure to take part of the high-level conference to discuss the Arab region’s priorities for the next five years in the area of gender equality and women’s empowerment, and participating in a panel discussion with the much inspiring Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka, UN Women Executive director. The conference was based [...]
Hayat Mirshad represented the Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering-RDFL at the International Conference on Population and Development in Nairobi Global Summit. During the signature session of Women Deliver titled "A Feminist Approach to Humanitarian Action", Hayat spoke truth to power and stood in solidarity with women and girls leading the revolution against a patriarchal, corrupt and [...]
Female activists, however, note that old-fashioned attitudes can still prevail, such as one Saudi newspaper that emphasized the ‘beauties’ behind the barricades Women are storming the streets of Lebanon to protest against the current government – but also to demand more rights for themselves. On Sunday, they marched in Beirut to honor the women who [...]
BEIRUT: For 18 days, Lebanese women have been the front line, backbone, and soul of what has come to be known as the October Revolution. Revolutionary women joined hands and forces in a protest march on Sunday. Multiple feminist NGOs and a large crowd marched from the National Museum of Beirut to Martyr’s Square, while [...]
