forumZFD and the Lebanese Association for History (LAH) in collaboration with the Barbir Hospital cordially invite you to the exhibition “Sites of Commemoration in Lebanon: Towards a better understanding of the past”. The exhibition will take place on Saturday, 29 April, 2017 from 11am to 2pm at the Barbir Hospital building, Mazraa-Mathaf road, Beirut. Please join us for the opening ceremony from 11 to 11:30 am, followed by a walk through students’ displays. The exhibition extends till 2pm on the same day.
The exhibition is part of an innovative project on the culture of commemorating the...
Art may be political. But art is not at the service of politics. Art participates actively in the daily political discourse and, of course, in the political developments of its time. The respective spectrum ranges from (picture) commentaries to critical or ironic productions and even interventions. Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" for example made history as a stern signal against war. Joseph Beuys always intermingled with contemporary political discourse, also in an artistic way. And at the latest since the Arab Spring, "Street Art" has once again become more political and presents a serious...
Lebanon SupportCordially invites you to a talk on:"Lebanese, refugee, and migrant women in Lebanon: From sociopolitical marginality to turnaround strategies"
While women’s issues and rights have been at the forefront of public and civil society debate, academic, and activist publications, women’s inequalities and the discrimination women face in Lebanon have been notably undermined, whether as citizens, refugees, or migrants.This talk will address the experiences of women in Lebanon, including refugees, workers, and migrants, providing gender-based analyses of the various forms of engagement...
