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Ministerial ban on recruiting MWDWs outside official job description

2-6-2021

Early marriage increasing in Lebanon in light of the economic crisis, pandemic and the absence of a unified personal status law

18-5-2021

Marking April 13th: Nationality Campaign demands an end to discrimination against women

15-4-2021

Arab women fight normalization with Israel and score achievements (except in Lebanon!)

15-4-2021

Women in household create new livelihoods

7-4-2021

136 years to bridge the gender gap widened by Covid-19

6-4-2021

The ordeal of migrant domestic workers: Judicial system also to blame

6-4-2021

Plight of migrant workers in Lebanon: meager salary, difficulty in accessing dollars, longing for home

29-3-2021

Women's action against Jaafari courts, calls for reform of laws

29-3-2021

Outspoken Egyptian feminist icon, Nawal Saadawi, passes away

22-3-2021

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Bakifa Agricultural Coop: road building, wheat cultivation, training of olive farmers

4-1-2021

Public and civic initiatives to develop agriculture

29-12-2020

Flower and seedlings sector in crisis, farmers shift to vegetables

23-12-2020

Agriculture in 2020: Hard luck, losses and disasters

21-12-2020

Olive producers call for protection and settlement of entitlements

1-12-2020

Crisis hits flower and seedlings trade, 10,000 families at risk

19-11-2020

Public, Civic initiatives to support farmers in Baalbaq-Hermel, Akkar and Diman

18-11-2020

E-workshop in Saida on soap making

17-11-2020

Virtual exhibition of Lebanese food in US

16-11-2020

Regie’s classification of tobacco farmers

11-11-2020

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Opening the Gates, An Anthology of Arab Feminist Writing (Second Edition) | Margot Badran & Miriam Cooke | Books & Reports

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Women and Muslim Family Laws in Arab States: A Comparative Overview of Textual Development and Advocacy | Lynn Welchman | Books & Reports

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Living dolls: the return of sexism | Natasha Walter | Books & Reports

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Women and Land: Securing Rights for Better Lives | Debbie Budlender, Eileen Alma | Books & Reports

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Gender and social protection in the developing world: beyond months and safety nets | Rebecca Holmes and Nicola Jones | Books & Reports

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Refugees of the Arab Spring: The Syrian Refugees in Lebanon April 2011 - April 2012 | Sam Van Vliet & Guita Hourani | Books & Reports

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