About a Feminist Collective…

Posted by cafethawrarevolution on July 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Nasawiyas apply feminist analysis to their social justice work, meaning that they always have an eye on gender dynamics and oppression within social and political struggle, address the systematic structural problems rather than the symptoms, and place women’s experiences and voices as central to any solutions and activist work. Feminism is a learning process for all of us and we are … Continue reading →

Category Activism, adventures of Salwa, Arab revolutions, Arab World, Confessionalism, Corruption, Gender Equality, Lebanon · Tagged with , , , , , , , ,

Raising Fists and Voices: Lebanese Women’s Struggle to End Violence

Posted by cafethawrarevolution on January 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

<!–[if !mso]>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–>  “I don’t believe in a country that turns rapists into suitable husbands”. Those were the kind of banners you could have seen being held by activists should you have walked on the streets of Beirut on January the 14th during the March to Fight Rape organized by Lebanese feminist collective Nasawiya. … Continue reading →

Category Activism, adventures of Salwa, Advocacy, Beirut, Citizenship, Civil Rights, Demonstrations, Feminism, Gender Equality, Lebanon, nasawiya, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. Middle East, sexual harassment

Girl Geek Camp Lebanon: Turning Women into Geekettes, one Tweet at a time

Posted by cafethawrarevolution on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

13 faces eagerly looking at you from behind their computers, all composed and serious. Welcome to the Nasawiya second Girl Geek Camp organised in the lovely Auberge Beity of Kfardebian, Lebanon from the 4th to the 8thof September. Over 5 days, about thirteen teenage girls between the age of 15 and 18 will be trained … Continue reading →

Category Abir Ghattas, adventures of Salwa, empowerment, Geek Camp, Lebanon, Maya Zankoul, nasawiya, Take Back the Tech, Training, Women's Rights

Women and Sexual Harassment: Reclaiming Our Spaces

Posted by cafethawrarevolution on June 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

When I started working in a big international organisation, I had my head filled with dreams and ideals, eager to partake in the global effort for human rights and humanitaran relief. Right, that was before the director two offices from mine started talking to my boobs. The worst part of this anecdote was that I … Continue reading →

Category 20 June Violence Against Women, adventures of Salwa, Egypt, Lebanon, sexual harassment