Category: Women’s Rights

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Interview with Aleteia حياتي نابضة بالمعجزات ولمست حضور الله بقوّة في مسيرتي

غيتا مارون | سبتمبر 19, 2020 حياتي نابضة بالمعجزات ولمست حضور الله بقوّة في مسيرتي د.باميلا شرابيّه، دكتورة في اللاهوت وعلوم الأديان، وحائزة ماجستير في الدراسات الدينيّة والثقافيّة من جامعة مونتريال، ومجازة في الدراسات المتعلقة بالفنون التشكيليّة والفن الأيقونوغرافي وترميم الأيقونات من جامعتي الألبا والكسليك، وأستاذة محاضرة في جامعات عدّة على مدى أكثر من 15 عامًا … Continue reading Interview with Aleteia حياتي نابضة بالمعجزات ولمست حضور الله بقوّة في مسيرتي

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Against the Current: Rethinking Gender, Religious Authority and Interreligious Dialogue

Dr. Nadia Wardeh & Dr. Pamela Chrabieh, Cyprus, 2018Interreligious dialogue is all-too-often dominated by religiously authorized patriarchal spokesmen in Southwest Asia. Furthermore, feminists and liberals thinking and doing interreligious dialogue in the academic sphere are marginalized, especially those who forge an arena of religious/interreligious practice or construct a scholarly discourse on religions and interreligious dialogue. … Continue reading Against the Current: Rethinking Gender, Religious Authority and Interreligious Dialogue

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Middle Eastern Women: The Intersection of Law, Culture and Religion

Our paper – – my partner in cultural resistance Dr. Nadia Wardeh and I – – about religious authority, interreligious dialogue and gender, has been published in an amazing book edited by Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb: Middle Eastern Women: The Intersection of Law, Culture and Religion. Congratulations to all the authors! Description of the Book: … Continue reading Middle Eastern Women: The Intersection of Law, Culture and Religion

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Women’s Rights in the Gulf Region – Alaraby Interview

مداخلتي منذ قليل في برنامج شبابيك (التلفزيون العربي، لندن) عن حقوق المرأة في الخليج وأسباب هروب فتيات و نساء إلى الخارج. خلاصة القول: لقد عملت هذه الدول في السنوات الأخيرة على سد الفجوة بين الجنسين (التمكين السياسي والتعليم والصحة) ولكن يجب اصلاح عدة قوانين (الأحوال الشخصية، الوصاية…) وتفكيك الذهنية الأبوية  Alaraby TV (London – UK), … Continue reading Women’s Rights in the Gulf Region – Alaraby Interview

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Women in Front Conference – 2018 Parliamentary Elections in Lebanon

‘Challenges and barriers of 100 women candidates during the 2018 Parliamentary elections in Lebanon’ Conference by Women in front. The results of the study – as part of COWP “Counselling Office for Women in Politics” and funded by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Lebanon – were presented, followed by several talks about women doing … Continue reading Women in Front Conference – 2018 Parliamentary Elections in Lebanon

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Women’s Rights in the Middle East Today: Law, Religion and Culture – Conference

I had the honor of participating in this wonderful gathering of scholars, activists and artists working on gender and women’s rights issues in Southwestern Asia and North Africa. Once again, Dar al Kalima University College of Arts and Culture and CAFCAW have succeeded in challenging the intellect and establishing a dialogue between diverse identities and … Continue reading Women’s Rights in the Middle East Today: Law, Religion and Culture – Conference

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Gender Justice/Equality in Lebanon Workshop

هل القوانين في لبنان تحمي حقوق المرأة وتعزز المساواة الجنسانية Gender Equality؟ ماذا عن تطبيقات القوانين والمعايير الاجتماعية والعقلية السائدة الابوية؟ وقوانين الأحوال الشخصية؟ كيف يمكن تمكين المرأة في القطاع السياسي والاقتصادي؟ ما هي الخطوات العملية التي يمكن للمواطنين والمجتمعات والأحزاب السياسية اتخاذها لتحقيق المساواة في الحقوق والفرص والواجبات؟ كيف يمكننا تفكيك الصور النمطية القائمة … Continue reading Gender Justice/Equality in Lebanon Workshop

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Snap for Human Rights Photo Competition

Proud to be working on this project with #EastlineDigital – Sharing here the call for participation in the #EuInLebanon #humanrights photo competition: To mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the European Union in Lebanon is launching a photo competition on four human rights themes: freedom of speech, gender equality, refugee rights and fighting against torture. More information: https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/lebanon/49334/snap-human-rights_en   Continue reading Snap for Human Rights Photo Competition