Source: FEMALE organization Despite the increased backlash against the feminist and LGBTQ+ movement in Lebanon, on Saturday, September 30, 2023, a group of 30 associations, organizations, and media and human rights institutions, among them, FEMALE, aimed at organizing a march under the title “Freedoms March”, during which a significant violation of freedoms occurred. This march [...]
By: Tala Ramadan One month on, Nawal El Saadawi’s tribute of Love was set in the middle of the Lebanese capital- Beirut to tell her stories and share narratives with those who interacted with Nawal or her writings. On Sunday 25th of April, Riad Al-Solh Square was filled with women who organize, mobilize, fight, work, [...]
A special interview on MTV about Fe-Male organization work on ground aiming to encounter the stigma around menstruation and fight period poverty in Lebanon, mainly through advocacy and distribution of hygiene and health kits for women in need in Beirut areas that were affected by the recent explosion in August 2020. Hayat Mirshad, Fe-Male's co-director, [...]
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 [...]
