Interview with BBC on the outbreak of domestic violence in Lebanon due to COVID19 pandemic
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A discussion about Feminism at Joumana Haddad Freedom Center
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 at the ICPD: Speaker in a signature session “A Feminist Approach to Humanitarian Action”
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 [...]
Lebanese hold feminist march in Beirut
Hayat Mirshad speaking to AFP news agency about the #feminist march in #Beirut which saw thousand #women and #girls head out to join the larger protest in Downtown. This revolution is feminist, the patriarchy is deadly, the fight for LGBT rights, women’s rights, refugee rights, domestic workers rights it’s all one. We’re mad, and we’re here! #LebanonProtests
Speaker at a conference in Lebanese Parliament about Child Marriage
Âge légal du mariage : le débat fait rage, mais les instances islamiques ne cachent pas leurs réticences Le débat sur le mariage précoce se démocratise. Il prend même de la voix depuis qu’il est porté par une cinquantaine d’organismes de défense des droits de l’homme, menés par le Rassemblement démocratique des femmes libanaises (RDFL) [...]
Interview with Thomson Reuters Foundation on Rape culture in Lebanon
#ShameOnWho campaign uses art to change Lebanese attitudes to rape The hashtag #ShameOnWho? is being deployed as part of a new street art campaign in Lebanon to try to change attitudes to rape in a country where victim shaming remains common. The group behind the campaign, which launched this week, said it wanted to “shake” [...]
LEBANESE MP ATTACKS A FEMINIST ACTIVIST: “WE’LL GIVE HER A BURKU’ TO WEAR!
The following statement has been penned by members of Fe-Male, one of FRIDA’s grantee partners from the Middle East & North Africa region. It is a young feminist group based in Beirut, Lebanon. A Lebanese lawmaker has caused an uproar among activists following a statement in which he suggested that women are sometimes to be [...]
Huffpost writes: Legal Battle Dogs Lebanese ‘Fe-Male’ Journalist
Lebanese journalist Hayat Mirshad, at loggerheads with TV personality Tony Khalife over social media posts in which she accused him of being a sexist advocate of domestic violence, is in legal hot water. She was enraged after Khalife on three occasions seemed to side with violent men against abused women. No surprise since Mirshad is [...]
The Lebanese women’s rights activist Hayat Mirshad: “We need a feminist revolution”
The efforts of the women's rights movement in Lebanon have remained unsuccessful for more than 70 years, says Hayat Mirshad, a member of the Democratic Women's Association. The blame lies with feminists' willingness to compromise, but also with women's rights organisations' hunt for sponsorship money. Juliane Metzker spoke to her in Beirut. What are the [...]
The portrayal of women in Lebanese media – ‘Image Upon Request’
A short interview with Hayat Mirshad from Fe-Male about their video documentary: "Image Upon Request". Source: ActionAid International Email Address *