INSTITUT DES CULTURES ARABES ET MÉDITERRANÉENNES
AGENDA CULTUREL – الدليل الثقافي العربي
Arab women have been stereotyped as ‘voiceless’ and ‘submissive’ to traditional oppressive patriarchal regimes. However, the fact is, Arab women have historically been & continue to be in the front-lines of the fight for democracy and human rights in the Middle East. This struggle is not new, it has been witnessed repeatedly, as manifested in the fight against colonialism to the contemporary recent revolts against corrupt and unjust regimes. This is evident in women’s bold and significant participation, alongside men, in the revolutions that have swept the Middle East since 2011, including women’s active roles in the ongoing revolts in Lebanon, Algeria, Sudan, Iraq, Tunisia & Egypt.
Accordingly, as part of the Gender & Diversity month, The MENA Student Initiative is excited to warmly welcome you to participate in our event titled « Arab Women in the Front-lines of Revolutions ».
The event will take place on Tuesday 26th November, from 4-6 pm in Auditorium 2 at the Graduate Institute.
We will screen the renowned film « Feminism Inshallah, A History of Arab Feminism » by the filmmaker & author Feriel Ben Mahmoud. The film features previously unreleased archival footage and exclusive multi-generational interviews, tracking women’s historic & significant contributions within the fight for human rights.
Following the film, we will have a discussion between the audience and the panel.
Then, we welcome all participants to join us in the entrance lobby of Petal 2 to continue our discussions in a more relaxed atmosphere over drinks and food.
The panelists include:
* Paola Salwan Daher (Lebanon): is the Senior Global Advocacy Advisor at the Geneva Office of the Center for Reproductive Rights. Her work focuses mainly on advocacy at the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms and on the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls affected by conflict. She currently sits on the Board of the Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights. She previously worked at the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the Center for Research and Training on Development – Action in Beirut, where she was also a member of the Feminist Collective/Nasawiya.
* Zahra Al Sagban (Iraqi): an activist and a political scientist from Iraq. Zahra wrote her thesis on the social history of Iraqi women and also discussed the work of NGOs in Iraq after 2003.
* Maryam al Khawaja (Bahrain): a leading voice for human rights and political reform in Bahrain and the Gulf region. Maryam played an instrumental role in the pro-democracy protests in Bahrain’s Pearl Roundabout in February 2011. Due to her human rights work, she was subjected to assault, threats, defamation campaigns, imprisonment and an unfair trial. Maryam serves on the Boards of the International Service for Human Rights, Urgent Action Fund, CIVICUS and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy.
We look forward to warmly welcoming you and having you participate in our event on this pertinent and major subject.
Conversation en ligne, en français et en anglais.
La journaliste Luisa Ballin conversera avec Roberta Ventura et le dessinateur palestinien Hani Abbas.
Roberta Ventura est la fondatrice et PDG de SEP Jordan (Social Enterprise Project). Entreprise de mode et de style de vie axée sur l’impact social, SEP a été la première marque privée jordanienne à s’installer dans le camp de réfugiés de Jerash « Gaza » en Jordanie en 2013, travaillant avec plus de 500 artistes brodeuses, réfugiées résidentes du camp en tant qu’artistes et collègues plutôt qu’en tant que bénéficiaires d’une aide. Ce projet a créé des chemins durables vers l’indépendance économique pour des centaines de femmes et leurs familles. La mission de SEP est d’amener des milliers de réfugiés au-dessus du seuil de pauvreté, grâce à leurs compétences et à leur talent. Les femmes deviennent des actrices du changement et ont un impact positif sur leur communauté. SEP contribue à changer la perception des réfugiés dans le monde. http://www.sepjordan.com
Roberta Ventura a organisé la première exposition en Suisse du dessinateur de presse palestinien Hani Abbas, né dans le camp de Yarmouk en Syrie, arrivé en Genève, où il a obtenu l’asile politique. Lauréat du Prix International du Dessin de Presse de la Ville de Genève, qui lui a été remis en 2014 par Kofi Annan, Prix Nobel pour la Paix et Secrétaire général des Nations Unies, Hani Abbas a vu ses dessins publiés dans des journaux et médias arabes et par L’Hebdo. Les dessins de Hani Abbas sont visibles sur sa page Facebook. Soutenu par la Fondation Suisse Freedom Cartoonists Foundation (ex-Cartooning for Peace), présidée par le dessinateur Patrick Chappatte, Hani Abbas a invité avec succès des classes de six établissements genevois, de l’Écolint, de l’Université de Genève et de l’Université ouvrière de Genève, à découvrir le dessin de presse comme outil pédagogique permettant d’aborder des thèmes de société fondamentaux.
Vous devez être connecté pour poster un commentaire.