Sawt al Niswa | صوت النسوة

شتا والمدينة التي ترفض النظام

Jana Nakhal

حضّرنا لها في أربعة أيام، لم نعرف بعضنا البعض من قبل، اختلفنا كثيراً، واتسمت الاجتماعات بصراخ ذكوري،استطعنا بما أمكننا من حيلة ورجاء،

Women’s voices from the Anti-Sectarianism Demonstration: “The revolution starts with us”

Sarah Hijazi

Sunday, February 27, witnessed the first sparks of the Revolution Against Sectarianism in Lebanon. An estimated 3,000 people took to the streets to protest against the sectarian regime. Despite the dreadful weather, they were all there, shouting in the name of freedom.

Women’s voices from the Anti-Sectarianism Demonstration: “Our leaders failed to provide us with a decent life”

Maggie Abou Khadra

The demonstration against sectarianism, held in the pouring rain, surprised everyone present with its size and enthusiasm. This massive group braved the rain and the thunder. They marched in peace. Drenched to their core, the demonstrators chanted ironically, “We will swim to the Judicial Court!”

If it’s all wrong, then it’s all got to change: Why sectarianism is bad for women

Sonya Knox

It’s no secret that Lebanon’s sectarian system is bad for, well, almost everyone unless you’re an entitled clan leader perpetuating the patriarchy. And it’s no secret that the sectarian system works by pitching various components of Lebanon’s ever-numerous minority groups against each other, while the erstwhile leaders reap the profits.

الان، أكثر من أيّ وقت مضى، يجْدر بالنسويّات الشابّات اختراقُ فضاءات اليسار وتنويرُها

Sara Emiline AbuGhazal

لا شكّ في أنّ ما حصل في تونس وامتدّ إلى مصر يؤكّد قناعاتٍ أساسيّةً لي، وللعديد من المهتمّين بالشؤون السياسيّة في المنطقة، أهمُّها: أنّ التغيير المنتظر قادمٌ دائمًا في وقته، ودائمًا في محلّه؛

ثورة لبنان: ثورات

Yara Shahyed

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Like Perfumes Like Brides

Sarah Hijazi

In our respectful Lebanese society, choosing a wife is like buying a perfume. The potential sellers are the family of the bride and the buyer is, naturally, the man. The main requirements are that it should be brand new. Who would want a used perfume? It should also smell good, because the buyer wants to brag about it in front of the other buyers. It is supposed to be FOR HIM, and not for anyone or anything else.