This weekend, a group of Arab feminist activists, scholars, and writers are gathering in Beirut to discuss a range of issues related to feminist knowledge production. While the general meeeting sessions are closed to the public, there will be a public meeting held at Nasawiya Cafe (see below for directions) on Sunday, 29 July 2012, at 7pm to highlight some of the participating organizations/projects and invite discussion and reflection on their particular work and the broader theme of Arab feminist knowledge production.
نهار الاحد في ٢٩ من تمّوز ٢٠١٢، يفتح اللقاء العربي النسوي لانتاج المعرفة ابواب اللقاء للمهتمين والمهتمات يهذه الموضوع والراغبين في الاطلاع والتعرف علينا. سيكون هناك نقاش وعروض لمبادرات وافكار من بلدان عربية ولبنان!
Presentations From:
- Maissan Hassan, Memory At Work (Egypt)
- Noof Falahi (Iraq)
- Muzna Al Masri, #3awda Project (Lebanon)
- Sandra Hassan, Ka2idat Book Project (Lebanon)
- Sara Abu Ghazal, Banat Tariq (Lebanon)
- Ziad Abu-Rish, Jadaliyya (Regional)
Event Details:
- Date: Sunday 29 July 2012
- Time: 7pm-9pm
- Location: Nasawiya Cafe (Medawar Bldg, Fleming Street, off the Mar Mikhael main road, Beirut)
- Directions: Keeping Electricity Company building on your left, take the first left after the first gas station, and then take the first right after Chaplin Bar. Nasawiya Cafe is located on your left. Look for the sign.