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The Civil Society Review issue 5 “Challenging Power: Gender and Social Justice in the Middle East” is out! | December 2021-صدَر العدد الخامس من مجلة المجتمع المدني "تحدّي السلطة: الجندر والعدالة الإجتماعية في الشرق الأوسط" | كانون الأوّل/ديسمبر ٢٠٢١

Our centre is pleased to announce that the Civil Society Review issue 5 “Challenging Power: Gender and Social Justice in the Middle East” is now published and available in open access!

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Civil Society Review issue 5 - Challenging Power: Gender and Social Justice in the Middle East

This issue assesses the current moment of crisis in the region through the lens of gender, contributing new ways of thinking about, and reacting to the current compounded crisis plaguing the SWANA region. A further strength of this issue is the diversity with which authors use the terms “gender” and “feminist,” drawing attention to the ways that such terms are not “neutral;” rather, they are historically specific and signal established power dynamics, especially in the field of international development and humanitarian aid.

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Women's Political Participation in Lebanon and the Limits of Aid-Driven Empowerment

The question of women’s political participation in Lebanon could not be more timely. As of 17 October 2019, nation-wide protests have erupted in response to increasing austerity measures that culminated in a tax on Voice over IP (VoIP) calls, commonly referred to as the “WhatsApp tax.” Calls for a non-sectarian and “non-political” revolution have drawn Lebanese representing nearly every sect, every class, and every gender out into the streets, which led to the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri on October 29, 2019. 

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Gender Equity Bulletin, Issue 14, June 2019 - Focus on Lebanon Support's Timeline: "Women, Power, and Politics: Timelines and Milestones"

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Gender politics in Lebanon and the limits of legal reformism (En-Ar)

It has become common in Lebanon to hear statements such as "men should be asking for their rights," expressed by men through a joke or by waging an endless conversation. Such sentiments were made public by Lebanese MP Ali Ammar, during the parliamentary session on the recent family violence

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