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2006

LEBANON: UN calls for end to IDF attacks that hinder relief aid
August 7, 2006 - (IRIN) The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon, David Shearer, on Monday called on the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) to end its attacks on civilian infrastructure - including bridges, roads, fuel depots, power stations and hospitals - and to cease all actions hindering the supply of humanitarian relief to the hundreds of thousands of displaced people across the country.

WMC Report: Middle East “Voices of Resistance”
August 7, 2006 -(womens media center) In the displacement of Lebanese civilians due to the current conflict, women are suffering the most, said Lina Abou-Habib, speaking from Beirut on a marathon broadcast by FIRE (Feminist International Radio Endeavour). Originating in Costa Rica, “Voices of Resistance” began with alternating live segments in Spanish and English on Friday, August 4, and extended into the weekend.

The middle-east crisis: one woman's view
August 4, 2006 - (Open Democracy) In the midst of the destruction of civilian lives in Lebanon, women and families on all sides are trying to build bridges against militarisation and for peace, says Pamela Ann Smith.

Israel/Lebanon: End Indiscriminate Strikes on Civilians
August 3, 2006 – (human rights news) Israeli forces have systematically failed to distinguish between combatants and civilians in their military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, Human Rights Watch said in report released today. The pattern of attacks in more than 20 cases investigated by Human Rights Watch researchers in Lebanon indicates that the failures cannot be dismissed as mere accidents and cannot be blamed on wrongful Hezbollah practices. In some cases, these attacks constitute war crimes.

Calling Beirut from New York City
July 2006 - (womensenews) Nouhad Moawad left Beirut on July 2 for an internship at Women's eNews. Majoring in translation at Beirut's Lebanese University, the tri-lingual (English, French and Arabic) Moawad wished to spend the summer immersed in English and New York City.
Read the Blog at: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/2818

LEBANON: Female migrant workers face uncertain futures
May 7, 2006 -(IRIN) “I pray to God you will have a good madam,” said Nirosha’s mother, as her 18 year-old daughter was set to leave Sri Lanka to work as a domestic servant in a Lebanese household. “Maybe she’ll even let you prepare Sri Lankan food.” The scene, from the recent documentary “Maid in Lebanon”, sums up the hopes and fears of the hundreds of thousands of female migrant workers, mainly from Asia and Africa, who work overseas as maids or nannies.

LEBANON: Gov't urged to combat trafficking in human beings
September 22, 2005 - (IRIN) Lebanon needs to review its domestic laws and policies to conform to international norms in order to combat widespread trafficking in human beings, especially women and children, a United Nations expert said.

Women's groups call for amendment of Penal Code
July 22, 2005 - (Daily Star News) The Lebanese Penal Code "cruelly discriminates" against women and desperately needs adjustment, according to women's rights activists speaking at the Lebanese Press Federation. The Lebanese Women's Network, a coalition that includes most major women's groups in the country, gathered in the presence of media representatives in a bid to raise awareness of the "unfairness" and "cruelty" of the Lebanese Penal Code regarding women.

FEMALE REPRESENTATION ON THE RISE WITH 2004 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
July 16, 2004 - (Daily Star) Ninety-one more women won seats during the 2004 municipal elections, compared to the last time the elections were held, according to an unofficial tally provided to The Daily Star by the Community and Educational Committee of the Lions Club

HAYAT ARSLAN STARTS WOMEN'S GROUP
June 22, 2004 – (Daily Star) Princess Hayat Arslan started Monday the Committee for Promoting Women's Role in National Decision-Making to boost women's active participation in political life.

3 WOMEN WIN IN LANDMARK TRIPOLI POLLS
June 3, 2004 - (The Daily Star) For the first time in the history of this ancient city, three women will serve on the 24-member municipal council that was elected Sunday.

TACKLING THE PREVENTABLE PROBLEMS OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN LEBANON
April 6, 2004 – (Daily Star) About 16,000 women die each year in the Middle East and North Africa region, with Sudan and Yemen recording the highest rates.

WLP AND SIGI/JORDAN CONVENE MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP IN JORDAN
January 2004 - (Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) E-News letter Issue #6)
WLP convened the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) Regional Roaming Institute for Women’s Leadership from December 9-15, 2003 in Petra, Jordan in cooperation with our Jordanian partner, Sisterhood Is Global Institute/Jordan (SIGI/J), one of the most effective Jordanian women’s organizations working to promote women’s human rights through education and skills training programs. Thirty women leaders from eleven Arab countries including Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, the Sudan, and Yemen took part in the week-long Institute for training of trainers.

WOMEN REFUGEES IN ZIMBABWE AND LEBANON WORK TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE IN CAMPS
January 2004 - (Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) E-News letter Issue #6) In the past several months, nearly 100 women and girl refugees participated in leadership development workshops organized by WLP and its partners Machreq/Maghreb Gender Linking and Information Project (MACMAG GLIP) in Lebanon and the Women’s Self-Promotion Movement (WSPM) in Zimbabwe. MACMAG GLIP and WSPM facilitated workshops that provided training in effective communication, collaborative decision-making, and techniques for articulating and developing individual and group projects.

2003

WOMEN’S LOBBY GROUPS CALLS FOR LEGAL CHANGES
October 8, 2003 – (Daily Star) Personal status law under fire for sanctioning discrimination. Contemporary social realities make changes to ‘archaic’ statute a priority in the interests of fair relations between sexes, NGOs say. The Lebanese Council to Resist Violence Against Women said the Lebanese Personal Status Law was “outdated,” describing it as unfit for today’s social realities and calling for its correction.

HIZBULLAH WIDOWS ENJOY HONOR, COMFORTS IN LEBANON
September 14, 2003 – (WeNews) In southern Lebanon, a generous support network provides for the widows of Hizbullah martyrs and ensures them a place of honor in the community.

DAY CENTER PROVIDES GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR TROUBLED WOMEN
September 2, 2003 – (The Daily Star) Dar al-Amal, now in its 33rd year and still on a shoestring budget, struggles to provide basic services. Off the main road in the prestigious Horsh Tabet area of Sin al-Fil stands a modest-sized house hidden from view by a cluster of trees encircling the property. It’s a rather tranquil image to take in for a moment, but this facade fades as soon as you enter the house. What goes on inside the house is of vital importance to women living in Lebanon, specifically women stomaching the insalubrious and detrimental conditions of living on the poverty line.

AL-RAIDA: 100 YEARS OF ENLIGHTENMENT FOR ARAB WOMEN
July 31, 2003 – (Daily Star) Quarterly journal published by LAU’s Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World celebrates its centenary issue. At a reception in the Lebanese American University’s Orme Gray Lounge on Monday night, Mervat Tallawy lobbed an expert question that landed in the crowd like a large-sized rock: “Why in Lebanon, with all these educated women, is there no woman minister?

ARABIC VERSION OF THE 'WOMEN FACING WAR' STUDY INTRODUCED IN LEBANON
June 15, 2003 - (ICRC News) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah and the First Lady of Lebanon Mrs. Andrée Emile Lahoud introduced today in Lebanon the Arabic version of the 'Women Facing War' study prepared by the ICRC.

FIRST LADY CALLS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
March 10, 2003 – (Lebanese news) First lady Andree Lahoud called Friday for legislation that would guarantee Lebanese women equal rights.

2002

WOMEN CALL FOR QUOTA OF PARLIAMENTARY SEATS
July 18, 2002 – (Lebanon) The Lebanese Women’s Council called for applying a quota system to apportion women a share of seats in Parliament.

MP SUBMITS DRAFT ON QUOTAS FOR WOMEN IN COUNCILS
July 14, 2002 – (Lebanon) Beirut MP Serge Toursarkissian has submitted draft legislation to promote the participation of women in municipal councils in “proportional” numbers according to the principle of equality between the sexes.

2001

AMNESTY SAYS LEBANESE WOMEN TORTURED
August 22, 2001 – (BBC) The human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has urged the Lebanese authorities to take immediate steps to protect women there against rape and torture while in police custody.

1998

WOMEN MAKING A MARK IN LEBANESE POLITICS
November 3, 1998 - (Feminist Daily News Wire) The numbers of women candidates in Lebanon's last election may have been small, but the number of women who won an election was relatively high.

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