Events

Zahwa. 20 years old. She was 20 years old. She fell in love. Without asking for permission. They killed her, in her bed, one Tuesday night, at 7:30 pm. An honour crime! Let's celebrate “Zahwa’s Wedding” together, the wedding she never had. A theatre performance; a dialogue between Jean-Marc Nahas, Marwa Khalil, Wafaa Halawi and Daline Jabbour. Zahwa, the woman becomes Zahwa the earth and Zahwa the mother. Three segments that speak of women, love, life, death and resurrection. Tickets on sale at Librairie Antoine. Tickets prices: 40.000LL & 30.000 LL Direction: Lara Kanso Paintings /...

Heinrich Böll Stiftung cordially invites you to screening of the film "Dear Lebanon," A Teenage Perspective of Bombings, Religion and Politics by Raphael Schanz and the teenager’s team: Gassia Shadarevian, Ghida Ladkani, Majd Gharzeddine, Marwan Sakr, Mohamad Bsat, Navia Ghawi, Naye Idriss and Omar EI-Salhan. Date & Time: Thursday, March 13th at 7:30 PM - Place: Altcity, Hamra Street, Carre Bldg, between Fransabank and Kababji. About the Film Weekly bomb attacks, an instable political system, a society ruptured and divided along confessional lines, and an ever-increasing level of social...

Street Performance of "Nes bsamneh w nes bzeit" Sat. March 8, 2014 - 2:00 p.m. in front of the National Museum, Beirut عرض " ناس بسمنة وناس بزيت" يوم السبت 8 آذار 2014 الساعة 2 بعض الظهر أمام المتحف الوطني - بيروت Zoukak’s “Nes bsamneh w nes bzeit” street performance will launch the march against gender-based violence organized by KAFA on Saturday, March 8, 2014 from the National Museum to the Palace of Justice in Beirut إذا بدّها شارع للتشريع... نازلين! “Nes bsamneh w nes bzeit” (“some people are coated in ghee and others in oil”, a Lebanese saying that denounces social discrimination) by...

The Global Shapers Beirut Hub in collaboration with the Center for Civic Engagement & Community Service at AUB are glad to invite you to a Discussion Panel titled: Youth Un-Employment: Bringing Davos Insights to Beirut Objectives: • Giving all Shapers in the Hub an opportunity to get the insights from Davos • Providing a space for the Hub to channel some Davos insights and energy to their home community and local non-Shaper stakeholders • Contribute to the pool of ideas for potential Hub & collaborative projects by: o Fostering an environment that considers how the takeaways of AM14 can be...

Under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture Rotaract Club of Beirut in coordination with AUB presents a fundraising concert performed by the International College Secondary School Choir. Location: Assembly Hall Proceeds will be shared with the Grateful Patient Fund, AUBMC and the Chronic Care Center for Thalassemia in Lebanon Regular Ticket Price: 30,000 LL For students (bring ID): 20,000 LL Tickets on sale at the following locations: • AUB Assembly Hall entrance on the day of the concert, starting 6:30 pm • AUB Visitors Bureau (Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm) • Ihjoz website: www...

Join our fundraising party for the Basmeh wa Zeitooneh NGO! This NGO, which already has a center in Chatila with various activities for Syrian children and women refugees, will open a new one in Beqaa. The price of the ticket will be entirely given to a project for women, in order for them to earn a stable income. During the night, you will be able to buy the beautiful handmade handcraft sewed by Syrian women who work at the Basmeh wa zeitooneh Chatila center : bags, cushion covers,purses, scarves and so on ! This party does not have any political orientation LINE UP: OPENING SET: >...

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...