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 [...]
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 [...]
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/
Fe-Male's Co-director, Hayat Hala Mirshad, and within #ScreensDoNotProtect campaign, discussed online gender based violence in two Instagram live sessions reaching more than 150 viewers. The first live was with Nadine Welson Njeim and Rouba El Helou ,Researcher and University Lecturer, who provided women and girls with tips for protection online. In the second live, Mirshad [...]
Check under the poster, the article at An-Nahar English about the public online discussion with Hayat Mirshad on the outbreak of domestic violence during COVID19 pandemic. by Ryme Alhussayni Source: Annahar Date added: 11 May 2020 BEIRUT: The new public health measures implemented around the world required the confinement of people to prevent the spread of [...]
https://www.facebook.com/RDFLwomen/videos/152845679437827/
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
