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To all those who hold the refugee cause at heart, إلى كل المعنيين بقضية اللاجئين السوريين Sawa for Dev. And Aid (Sawa4Syria) cordially invites you to its fundraising concert “Firewood.” تتشرف مجموعة سوا من أجل سوريا بدعوتكم لحضور حفلها الخيري: كيس حطب All proceeds collected will be used to buy heaters and petrol supplies for Syrian Refugees in the Beq’aa living in dire conditions. One ticket can do a lot. One ticket = 1 Heater = 2 Blankets = 4 Bags of Firewood = Excellent Music Date: Friday 20 December 2013 Venue: Babel Theater, Hamra Amazing Artists: Khebez Dawleh, Abou Gabi And...

The Lebanese association for History        in association with the embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands and in collaboration with  Centre for Lebanese Studies   has the pleasure of inviting you to its workshop   What does it mean to ‘do’ history? An introduction to historical enquiry and secondary concepts, with focus on continuity and change”   December 20 & 21, 2013 Friday 20: from 2:30 – 6:00 p.m. Saturday 21: from 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. At the Center for Lebanese Studies, Hamra street, Domtex Building, 4th floor    Places are limited. For participation, please fill the  application...

تقيم دولتي ورشة عمل في بيروت عن "الشائعات خلال النزاع في سوريا: طبيعتها تأثيرها ومكافحتها"  بحيث ستغطي الورشة المواضيع التالية: - ما هي أنماط ومواضيع الشائعات التي تم تداولها و انتاجها منذ بداية الثورة وما مدى تأثيرها و كيف تم التعامل معها - ما هي الوسائل المستخدمة في تناقل الشائعات (فيديو، خبر، بيان...) - تأثير الشائعات و أشكال النزاعات الناتجه عنها و كيفيه التعامل معها - ما هي الآليات الفعاله التي يمكن تطبيقها على أرض الواقع الآن للتحقق من الشائعات و التعامل معها.   تعتمد الورشة اسلوبا تشاركيا يستفيد من خبرات المشاركين/ـات ومساعدتهم على تحليل ديناميكية النزاع في سوريا كما سيتم تشكيل فريق...

Disputed WordsPalestine, Language, and Political Discourse A workshop organized by the Institute for Palestine StudiesCo-sponsored by AUB's Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Media Studies. What is the role of linguistic terms and expressions in framing political discourses about the question of Palestine and Arab-Israeli conflict? This workshop will examine the various ways in which language interacts with politics specifically when it comes to Palestine and the Palestinians. Participants:Amahl Bishara (Anthropology, Tufts University)Muhammad Ali Khalidi (Philosophy, York University...

حوار مفتوح: عام على اعلان الخطة الوطنية لحقوق الانسان في العاشر من كانون الاول العام 2012 اعلنت الخطة الوطنية لحقوق الانسان في احتفال في مقر المجلس النيابي اللبناني بعد سنوات من النقاش والتحضير. واليوم وبمناسبة مرور سنة على اعلان الخطة وفي سياق الاحتفال باليوم العالمي لحقوق الانسان والذكرى العشرين لتأسيس مفوضية الامم المتحدة لحقوق الانسان، ينظم مركز الخيام لتأهيل ضحايا التعذيب حوارا مفتوحا تحت عنوان: " عام على اعلان الخطة الوطنية لحقوق الانسان". يهدف الحوار الى اعادة التأكيد والحاجة للخطة الوطنية لحقوق الانسان، ما الذي تحقق بعد سنة على اطلاقها؟ ما هي المشاريع والاليات التي وضعت لتنفيذها؟ ما...

Each year, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day (December 10), embassies of the Kingdom of the Netherlands worldwide screen a documentary film about human rights that has been selected by Amnesty International Nederland. This year, in cooperation with the Swiss Embassy, the documentary Forbidden Voices will be screened at AltCity on Tuesday, December 10 at 7pm. The screening will be followed by a discussion about women's rights and (cyber)feminism in Lebanon. ‘Forbidden Voices’ is a documentary by Barbara Miller, subtitled in English. The film portrays three influential cyber...

Christmas carols by Georges Manoukian & the Choir of Antoine de Padoue.Guest star: Pascale Sakr. All proceeds go to help feeding disabled people. Prices are: 35 & 20 USD December 8th, 2013 at 6:30pmIn Saint Louis des Capucins Cathedral, Downtown Beirut, behind ABC stores. [facebook event]

The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, in collaboration with the Konrad Adenaeur Stiftung (KAS), would like to invite you to two roundtables on the impact of the Syrian crisis on Lebanon entitled Lebanon and Syria: Taking Stock and Moving Forward TIME AND VENUEFriday 6 December 20139:00 to 17:00Crowne Plaza Hotel in Hamra First Roundtable: Impact of Regional Developments on Lebanon’s Political Stability 10:00-13:00 In light of the recent rapprochement between the Unites States and Iran and Russia’s support to Syria, the first roundtable aims to examine how these geopolitical factors affect...

The Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) at AUB presents the musical fundraising concert “One Beat, One Chance” by Michel Rebeiz and his students, April Band and Michel Nassar. Date: November 30, 2013 Time: 7.30 pm Location: Bathish Auditorium, West Hall Ticket price: $10 (on sale at CCECS office) [proceeds will go to support Educational Projects for displaced Syrians] For more info, contact us on 4430 or email us on ccecs@aub.edu.lb. You are also welcome to visit our center in West Hall, Office B03. [facebook event]

L'Institut français du Liban et l'Institut français du Proche Orient ont le plaisir de vous inviter au vernissage de l'exposition Sabracosmopolitede Houda Kassatly le mardi 26 novembre à 17h30 (Allée principale de l'Institut) Le vernissage sera suivi d'une conférence à 18h15:Travailleurs migrants au Liban, situations et modes de vie(Salle de conférence)Intervenantes: Elisabeth Longuenesse & Liliane Kfoury Cette exposition s'inscrit dans le cadre d'un programme de recherche de l'IFPO (Travailleurs étrangers au Liban, Situations, Réglementations, Sociabilités), en coopération avec l'USJ et la...

The Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) cordially invites to an introductory session about Civic Activism delivered by the Youth Economic Forum (YEF) on November 14, 2013 at 4.00 pm in Room 310, West Hall. If you are interested to attend, kindly send your details (name, contact number, major) to ccecs@aub.edu.lb to reserve your seat. Register now as places are limited! For further information, contact us on Ext. 4430/1 or send us to ccecs@aub.edu.lb

القضاة في مصر وتونس، بين قواعد المهنة وضرورات السياسية (2000-2012)   عمل بحثي لنزار صاغية وسامر غمرون من "المفكرة القانونية"   يسرّ المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات – فرع بيروت،  دعوتكم للمشاركة في حلقة نقاشية يعرض فيها الباحثان سامر غمرون ونزار صاغية (من "المفكرة القانونية") دراستهما الميدانية حول "القضاة في مصر وتونس، بين قواعد المهنة وضرورات السياسية (2000-2012)". تُعقد الحلقة في مقر المركز، يوم الثلاثاء 12 تشرين الثاني/نوفمبر 2013، تمام الساعة السادسة مساءً. بعد التعقيب على البحث، يُشارك في النقاش مجموعة من الباحثين والناشطين العاملين في المجالات الحقوقية والاجتماعية والسياسية...

ABAAD - Resource Center for Gender Equality, in collaboration with Dar Al Mussawir and Zakira and with the financial support of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Lebanon, is pleased to invite photographers in Lebanon to take part in a photography initiative entitled “Picturing Gender Equality”. This initiative is open to all photographers residing in Lebanon and it aims at depicting positive masculinity in everyday life in Lebanon. All selected photographs will be exhibited over a ceremony in December in the presence of more than 250 representatives of UN organizations, International & local NGOs...

MENA+SocialGood: Technology for Social Good in the Arab World An interactive virtual Global Summit on the role of the internet, social media & technology play in enabling Social Good and shaping the future of the Arab World. ~~~~ Main Event Hub: Technology Lab, Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center, Washington DC, +25 speakers participating globally through Cisco partnership, +15 independently organized meet ups around the world, +30,000 participants, +400,000 engaging via social media, active ‘how to' sessions. Join a meet up in your city or join register to join us online! www...

Eliane Raheb in collaboration with ASM (Alternative Student Movement) invites you to attend a special screening Sleepless are the nights of Assaad Shaftari, a former high-ranking intelligence officer in the Lebanese Forces, who feels guilt for his bloody acts during the civil war and the nights of Maryam Saidi, the mother who’s still searching for her son Maher, a young communist fighter who disappeared in 1982. While each of them is looking for salvation, the film asks if redemption and forgiveness are possible in a community that seems unable to heal itself. “ليال بلا نوم” هي الجامع...

تدعوكم منظمة "عدل بلا حدود" بالتعاون مع "أي ليف آرت" إلى المشاركة في نشاط ميداني تفاعلي في منطقة النبعة تحت عنوان "معاً من أجل وصول النساء للعدالة" وذلك في إطار حملة المناصرة لمشروع "تمكين المرأة من الوصول الى العدالة" الذي تنفذه "عدل بلا حدود" بالشراكة مع أوكسفام بريطانيا وبتمويل من سيدا – السويد. ويهدف هذا المشروع إلى محو الأمية القانونية لدى النساء حول حقوقهن من قوانين الأحوال الشخصية وتقديم الإستشارات والخدمات القانونية المجانية للنساء ضحايا العنف واللواتي هنّ على خلاف مع القانون. وكذلك بناء علاقة شراكة مع قادة المجتمع المحلي ورجال الدين، والأحزاب السياسية والجمعيات الأهلية لوضع...

For those who missed the first screening of our film “Not Who We Are”: Please join us on the next occasion, October 30, 6pm at AUB: The Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) - Syria Relief Project at AUB, Heinrich Boell Foundation & Forward Film Production cordially invite you for the film screening NOT WHO WE ARE - نحنا مو هيك This feature-length documentary by Carol Mansour in cooperation with Heinrich Boell Foundation focuses on the plight of refugee women from Syria who have fled Syria to Lebanon over the past two and a half years. Through the stories of 5 admirable and...

Layali Bala Noom (Sleepless nights) Documentary, HD, 2h08', 2012   Director, researcher and executive producer: Eliane Raheb Producer, scriptwriter and editor : Nizar Hassan Director of photography: Meyar Al Roumi and Jocelyne Abi Gebrayel Synopsis: Through the stories of Assaad Shaftari, a former high ranking intelligence officer in a major Christian militia, responsible for many casualties in the protracted civil war in Lebanon and Maryam Saiidi, the mother of Maher, a missing young communist fighter who disappeared in 1982 in the battle of the Science campus-Lebanese university, the film...

Film screening organized by Heinrich Boell Foundation, Lebanon. Not Who We Are is a film that tells the story of five women from Syria who share their experience of shattered lives, their loss and longing for simple daily pleasures. It is a story of continuing to hope when you are displaced and your dreams are ruptured. It is a film about building lives when you cannot build a home. The film will be screened in Beirut at Metropolis Empire Sofil Cinema on October 07 at 8:00 p.m A panel discussion and Q&A will take place after the screening. Our panelists are Ms. Siham Abu Sitta who is one of...

الدعوة باللغة العربية Men In My LifeCall for true stories of empowered women and the men who supported them “his faith in me as a person was my inner force of success.” Rita, 47 years old“It’s only because of his words that I had finally the courage to say no!” Aline, 20 years old …Your story could help thousands of women! Are you a woman living in Lebanon?Did you experience any challenging difficult situation of discrimination, inequality or abuse where a man in your circle had a positive influence in breaking the circle? Share your personal story with us with the below details by sending it...