Posted By
Najib
Mar 10, 2016 10:24
An Online campaign shedding the light on women rights in Arab countries. International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 in Lebanon and around the world every year. It is a a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and more importantly a reminder for us here that Lebanese, and Arab women in general, are still second-class citizens. The Lebanese laws discriminate against women and don't guarantee their basic rights.…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 03, 2016 10:06
Sexual harassment is rarely openly discussed in our society but it is quite common and most victims would rather keep quiet than share their stories. Normally, the police should be the first place to go to when you're harassed but most of the time, the victims are laughed at or even harassed by police officers themselves. That's why three female entrepreneurs, Sandra Hassan, Myra el Mir and Nay el Rahi, have kickstarted a sexual harassment…
Society
9 years ago
Source: DailyMail YouTube star Coby Persin brought a 65-year-old ‘groom’ and his 12-year-old ‘bride’ into Times Square in New York to stage a photoshoot. The aim was to raise awareness around the issue of child ...
Lebanon
9 years ago
What can we do to help street children? How can we help them when money is clearly not the answer? How can we make sure that the money we donate to these children is being ...
Lebanon
9 years ago
Christmas is a time for giving but it’s always important to give to the right organizations & NGOs that are really making a difference in our Lebanese society. Unfortunately, we have more NGOs than people ...
Lebanon
9 years ago
via Hello Mag Amal Clooney is a successful British-Lebanese lawyer and activist known for leading numerous high-profile human rights cases. She recently represented Armenia in a genocide trial and was ranked the second most powerful ...
Lebanon
9 years ago
Attar is running 3 businesses now – via HUSSEIN MALLA/ASSOCIATED PRESS We frequently hear terrible stories from Syria or related to Syrian refugees, but there are also inspiring stories that will restore your faith in ...
Critiques
10 years ago
Child marriage is still a huge problem in Lebanon and is simply wrong. There are no official stats on child marriage in Lebanon but girls are generally more impacted than boys. These girls are not ...
Advertising
10 years ago
A spot-on ad by Lowe Pimo for ABAAD NGO. Lebanon has 0 female ministers in the current government and four out of the 128 MPs are women only. We need to see more Lebanese women ...
Lebanon
10 years ago
Childhood has been put on hold for tens of thousands of refugee children who work long hours in detrimental conditions and sleep on the street to provide for their families. This catastrophic lifestyle poses serious ...
