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Dec 24, 2016

The last episode in feMENA's five-part series on Lebanon features Aicha Hassan, a Syrian refugee in Tripoli, talking about how different her life would be if her Lebanese mother could pass her nationality on to her children. Plus Jadaliyya's Maya Mikdashi explains why such blatantly discriminatory legislation exists...


Dec 16, 2016

The fourth episode in feMENA's five-part Lebanon series features the story of Meriam Prado Dubal, a Filipino domestic worker who has seen the dark side of the country's 'help' industry and lived to tell the tale. Sadly, not everyone does, as Farah Salka, co-founder of the Anti Racism Movement, explains. Salka also...


Dec 2, 2016

feMENA's third episode features Batoul Wehbe, editor of Hezbollah's Al Manar English website, talking about her life in south Beirut, otherwise known as Dahiyeh. Plus Human Rights Watch's Lama Fakih examines Lebanon's complex web of personal status laws - legislation based on a person's religion - and looks at how...


Nov 18, 2016

feMENA's second episode looks at the sex industry in Lebanon and features the story of Rania, a Lebanese woman who fell into prostitution many years ago and is struggling to escape the business. It also includes in-depth analysis of the issue from KAFA's Ghada Jabbour, who heads up the NGO's trafficking and exploitation...


Nov 4, 2016

feMENA's first ever episode looks at female political participation in Lebanon and features the story of Chantal Abou Akl, a young activist who ran for her local municipal council, and analysis by Carmen Geha, a professor at the American University of Beirut. Produced and hosted by Venetia Rainey. Oud music by Youmna Saba.