IFI lecture: "Domestic Violence in Lebanon"
Moderator: Dina Kiwan Panelists: Charbel Nahas - Jaqueline Hajjar - Rihab - Lydia Farah
Women around the world suffer from domestic violence, including marital rape and assault, and given the highly sensitive nature of this issue, its scale is difficult to ascertain. In December 1999 the United Nations designated November 25th as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in order to raise awareness of the problem, which is why the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs is holding a panel...
MCC has moved from Nabaa to Gemmayzeh. Join us to celebrate and learn more about MCC! There will be great music, food, and friends! THIS SUNDAY, November 3, From 3pm to 5:30pm See you there! (free entrance)
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MCC is a community center where migrant workers meet to organize, discuss issues and hold meetings to prepare events. People who gather at the MCC are free to communicate and to work on cases that involve abuses that have been inflicted on domestic workers, such as, physical abuse and non-payment of wages, racism and discrimination and more.
MCC focuses on support for migrant workers...
