ناطرين/Natreen - Danish Refugee Council Photo Exhibition by Leila Alaoui
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is pleased to announce the opening reception of the photography exhibition "ناطرين/Natreen” on Friday November 29th from 6 to 9pm at Station Beirut.
Sponsored by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department (ECHO), the exhibition showcases portraits of displaced Syrians in Lebanon.
French-Moroccan multimedia artist Leila Alaoui, in coordination with DRC staff, toured Lebanon to meet the men, women, and children of the crisis. Their accounts of resilience will...
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...
