Maggie Abu Khadra A car is a luxury many cannot afford. Some are scared to drive in Lebanon. Others are simply wary; the undisciplined rules of the roads have discouraged more than one. All of those face only one choice to go about their daily lives. Public transportation (or the lack thereof) is their only [...]
By Rana K. The life of a single woman in Beirut. Sounds like such a fun, sexy life, full of great parties, exciting weekends, fantastic getaways! And it is. Well, some of the time. But a lot of the time, it is annoying, difficult, tiring, and even enraging – to the point that I have [...]
A promotion video for Nasawiya’s training program “Ghayri 3adtik Bitzeed S3adtik“. The video was made by Joelle Hatem and Abdallah Nasser during the video workshop organized by Sawt Al Niswa 2010.
Maya Mikdashi The arguments have become familiar. We want to enjoy life; music is not political; dancing should unify us, not divide us. We can’t keep being the sacrificial lamb of the Palestinian cause. Aren’t you Lebanese? Are you an Islamist? Don’t you like rock and roll music, coca-cola, and dancing under the stars at [...]
Sawt Al Niswa interviewed students involved in the strike against the 31% increase to tuition. This increase to tuition is part of AUB’s intention in making quality education less accessible to middle class student. Independent students are now leading the initiative after the USFC failed to lead a united student movement.
Next to Charles El Helou station, a Billboard that can be seen from the high way going to Dawora. According to this bill board, the cosmetic Institute will make women love them selves. This is how symbolic violence works, it shakes the foundation of self esteem.
Lebanese company, Kalastios International, produces (another) 100% natural slimming capsule. And they call it “Starvex” which is a shameless way of saying: “Stay healthy by starving yourself.” Seriously, we have crossed all boundaries of shame when it comes to dieting in Lebanon. My friend Ran thinks they mean to say “ex-starving, i.e. you don’t need [...]
