Conference: GENDER IN REVOLUTION WAR AND PEACEMAKING

We are proud to present you our PROGRAMME GENDER IN REVOLUTION WAR AND PEACEMAKING International Conference Organised by #WomeninWar (Paris) Democracy Development Centre (Kyiv) Ushinsky South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University (Odessa) Dates: 6-7-8 October 2017 Art events organised by Qrators Location of all sessions: South Ukrainian

Armenian Feminism and Reconstructing the Post-Genocide National Identity (Yeghia Tashjian)

In post-genocide or post-catastrophe periods, women are often left out of the national collectivity. That is, in the gendered classification between public and private space that characterizes national structures, women are restrained within the private space and their contributions to In post-genocide or

CFP WOMEN IN WAR’S ANNUAL CONFERENCE : GENDER IN REVOLUTION, ODESSA 7-9/10/2017

CALL FOR PAPERS — GENDER IN REVOLUTION: Women and men experiencing revolutionary change 1917-2017 Conference organised by Women in War (Paris) in partnership with the Democratic Development Centre (Kyiv) and Southern Ukrainian National Pedagogical University (Odessa) 6-8 October 2017 ° Odessa, Ukraine After

Activism and Motherhood (By Lara Aharonian)

Growing up in an Armenian diasporan community in the Middle East, one learns very early in life that activism and volunteerism is an important part of your life and your identity. I learned it from my grandparents, and later on from my parents,

A New Feminist Wave in Lebanon or the Path to Democratization (By Pamela Chrabieh)

  The study of Feminist/Women’s movements not only contributes to our understanding of women’s experiences of political and social change, but also helps to bridge the gaps between local activism and feminist theory. Feminist claims and organizations in Lebanon and most Western Asian

Fighting on all fronts: Women’s resistance in Syria (By Leila Al Shami)

As eastern Aleppo falls, pounded by regime and Russian airstrikes, and stormed by Iranian sponsored militia on the ground, one young woman risks everything to communicate to the outside world the horror of the last days in the liberated part of the city.

Why is female sexuality called a sickness in the Arab world? (By Joumana Haddad)

Lebanese poet and activist Joumana Haddad on cowardice and double standards There are countless names for the penis and the vagina in the Arabic language. You’d think our only problem is to decide which one to use. Well, think again. Our problem is

Gender-based violence against Syrian refugees in Lebanon (By Yeghia Tashjian)

Gender-based violence against Syrian refugees in Lebanon International Rescue Committee identified three main challenges facing Syrian female refugees; first, sexual exploitation and harassment; second, the increase in domestic violence which makes them feel that their homes are not safe; and third, early and