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‘Ardi’ 7th exhibition returns to southern suburbs

29-10-2018

The 7th edition of ‘Ardi’ exhibition kicked off on Friday until November 6 at Sayyid al Shuhada complex in Beirut’s Southern Suburbs. The exhibition, run earlier by Jihad al Binaa foundation for development and interrupted for six years because of the precarious security, is back under a new and independent management. Some 650 key and secondary participants have reserved over 300 stands and booths, according to the information officer of the exhibition, Adel Ahmad. A quality control committee of six food specialists was formed to monitor all the stages of production up to packaging and display during the fair, Ahmad told Al Akhbar newspaper. He boasted that the new management has, for 45 days, trained participants on packaging methods that sell and inspire consumers and visitors to buy. Likewise, participants spoke to Al Akhbar about the return of the exhibition. Nuha from Baalbek and Nagham from Jezzine, agreed that the expo will help them market their rural products enabling them to get an extra income for their households. For her part, Raifa from Bint Jbeil, said she expects this exhibition, like the previous ones, to expand her networking with urban customers who already started sending their requests of goodies. And what is unique at this year’s exhibition, Al Akhbar wrote, is that it initiated online shopping via its social media pages allowing customers to reserve the food or handicraft products they pick. (Al Akhbar, October 27, 2018)

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Lebanon committed to agenda on women, peace and security

29-10-2018

The head of Lebanon’s Permanent Mission to the UN, Ambassador Amal Mdalalli, on Saturday said her country is witnessing a more active participation of women at all levels of governance and in leadership positions. Mdalalli, who was speaking during a UN open discussion on ‘women, peace and security’, explained that the security sector is seeing a qualitative leap in this direction, especially with the Lebanese Army’s reliance on a strategy aimed to ensure gender equality. Lebanon remains strongly committed to a comprehensive approach to the above, pointing out that during last May’s parliamentary elections, despite the modest outcome of winning females (only six lawmakers), there has been a record number of women nominees. Women, she stated, are active in the political dynamics and in the nation’s future on par with their male peers. The National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW), on a mandate from the government, has held six consultation sessions between April and July 2018 that were translated into the first national action plan related to the UN Resolution 1325, Mdalalli said, which is expected to be approved by the upcoming government. However, in Lebanon, like other parts of the world, there remain loopholes and gaps that hinder the full achievement of the agenda on women, peace and security, Mdalalli said, calling for addressing such gaps through a comprehensive legal approach to this effect. (Al Mustaqbal, October 29, 2018)

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My Nationality Campaign stresses speedy amendment of nationality law

29-10-2018

My Nationality is A Right for Me and My Family campaign screened ‘Lebanon my motherland’ film which covers testimonies of children of Lebanese mothers from various nationalities and affiliations who face many challenges and obstacles in their lives. During the press conference held on October 26 and attended by representatives of civil society and international organizations, the Campaign renewed its demand to amend the nationality law to include the right of Lebanese women in passing nationality to their children. The campaign’s coordinator, Karima Chebbo, criticized the unresponsiveness of politicians who, in their elections speeches, pledged to give priority to end discrimination against Lebanese women and rectify the nationality law to this effect. Today, however, Chebbo lamented, there remains only one draft bill submitted by the Democratic Gathering lawmaker Hadi Abulhissen. The Campaign, Chebbo maintained, rejects insinuations by certain political factions to the issuance of so-called green card or temporary passport, refusing to accept any compromises. The only solution, she said, is a fair nationality law that ensures equality between all citizens, men and women to the end of social justice. Chebbo concluded by saying, the campaign will follow up the referral of the draft law to the concerned parliamentary committees and will stage parallel mobilization and advocacy actions on ground. My Nationality Campaign, she stressed, will not rest until the law is modified, warning that it will not concede any approach to women’s rights through narrow sectarian and demographic perspectives. (Al Hayat, L’Orient Le Jour, October 27, 2018)

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Iranian women exceptionally attend one football match

26-10-2018

For the first time in the history of the Islamic Revolution, the Iranian authorities allowed women to watch from inside the stadium the country’s national team playing against Bolivia, Al Akhbar reported today. The decision came after approval by Tehran Central Insurance of a request submitted by Iran’s Football Federation’s to this effect, where specific seats were allocated for Iranian women which prevents their mixing with men. Al Akhbar wrote that while football supporters and fans were optimistic about the step, which could at some point in the future, okay women’s access to stadiums, the euphoria did not last. The next day following the Iranian league’s match, authorities again prevented women from entering. To clarify the subject, attorney general of Iran, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, said allowing females into stadiums will not be repeated, warning any official who attempts to do under any condition or pretext, according to Mehr News Agency. Since the onset of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, authorities in Iran have banned women from attending athletic contests, namely, men’s soccer matches and wrestling, noting that there is no official ban or law to this end. The local authorities have been enforcing orders on women, unjustified. (Al Akhbar, October 26, 2018)

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Provocative SM page to combat marriage of minors

26-10-2018

In a special feature today, Al Akhbar highlighted a campaign that has gone viral two days ago on social media and which allegedly sells young girls for men who prefer child brides, but which stresses that it is only an attempt to raise awareness on child marriage! The party behind it, which is still anonymous, believes it is an innovative and novel idea, Al Akhbar wrote. “I have Lebanese girls, Syrians are sold out”, the owner of the number enlisted on the Facebook page answers one of the callers, and addes, “We will visit the Sheikh together to check it out, need to know what age you are looking for,” Al Akhbar wrote. The website posts the photos of two young girls, each accompanied with a brief profile. The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering did not wish to comment on the awareness intention behind said campaign, while ABAAD organization voiced its reservation despite “the many violations of the principles of child protection employed in the campaign”, it said. On the subject, the Cybercrime Bureau told Al Akhbar, but did not elaborate, that it is currently monitoring the page, not aware that the page has been closed on Wednesday, after receiving a large number of complaints by viewers who were provoked by the ideas it imparts on trafficking in underage girls. In conclusion, Al Akhbar described the campaign as a stupid, irresponsible attempt to combat trafficking of child girls, wondering about the legal explanation of posting the images of two young girls on its FB account. (Al Akhbar, October 26, 2018)

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New breakthrough: Ethiopia appoints first female president

26-10-2018

After achieving gender parity in government, Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday unanimously elected Sahle Work Zewde as the country’s first female head of state after the resignation of President Malato Chome. Zewde is 4th president since the adoption of the 1995 Constitution which states that the president will be elected for a maximum of two 6-year terms. To recall, Zewde is the special representative of the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to the African Union, and has served as ambassador of her country to France, Djibouti and Senegal as well as the permanent representative to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the regional bloc of East Africa. Born in Addis Ababa, Zewde, who studied in France, is currently the only female head of state in Africa. In her inaugural address, she welcomed the reforms introduced by prime minister Abiy Ahmed who took office last April, notably his appointment of a cabinet with half the posts taken up by women (c.f: https://goo.gl/1j2DS6). She promised to stress the role of women in promoting peace and upholding their peace accomplishments, calling on the government to end poverty with the full participation of women. (Al Diyar, Al Mustaqbal, October 26, 2018)

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Women's Pastoral Committee in Beirut activated

25-10-2018

The Archbishop of Beirut, Father Boulous Matar, kicked off yesterday the work of the Women’s Pastoral Committee and four sub-committees in the Maronite Diocese of Beirut, Baabda, Mansourieh and Ain Remaneh. The committee chose a motto for its new work plan as follows: ‘wake up young woman’. The launching came during the mass led by Matar at the Church of Our Lady, Hadat, in the presence of mayors, makhatir, pastoral committees and social associations. Matar hailed the role of women in the life of the Church and in society. The work of the pastoral women’s society in the Diocese of Beirut, he said, is blessed, as it is ordained by the Church, reminding that women make half of the global population. Matar reminisced the words of Pope Francis in his latest speech when he said that civilization is measured by nations in terms of the respect and veneration of women. Women have bestowed the church a unique quality for sanctity, through their mercy, tenderness, sacrifice, kindness and the virtue of helping others, he maintained. (Al Diyar, October 25, 2018)

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First Lady distributes certificates to female prisoners

25-10-2018

Dar Al Amal Association distributed yesterday certificates among 30 female inmates of Central Women’s Prison-Baabda who completed training courses on handicrafts, makeup, computer and foreign language. The aim of the courses, according to Dar al Amal, is to turn the prison into a livable place for rehabilitation rather than for mistreatment and punishment. During the ceremony, the First Lady, Nadia Chami Aoun, who handed the certificates to the beneficiaries, stressed the importance of the continued support to female prisoners, in particular, through social integration and rehabilitation programs in line with international human rights conventions, and proportionate to their benefits to the community. This, Aoun said, contributes to the reduction of the rate of crime and upgrading the jail to become a reformatory. Aoun toured the prison halls, including the rooms of inmates who shared with her their experiences and stories. For her part, Dar al Amal director, Huda Qura, pointed out that the prison, which consists of five rooms, houses 110 female inmates, including 18 sentenced and the rest are under arrest. Qura underlined the importance of the workshops which empower prisoners in many areas. (Al Mustaqbal, Al Diyar, October 25, 2018)

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UN criticizes French ban of niqab

24-10-2018

The UN Human Rights Committee disclosed on Tuesday that France’s ban on face veil (niqab) is in violation of human rights and therefore should be reviewed. The Committee clarified in a statement that France did not succeed in justifying the ban and gave it 180 days to report on its implementation of the UN ruling. To recall, the results reached by the UN Committee followed complaints filed by two French women who were indicted in 2012 according to the Law No. 2010 which states that “no one may, in a public space, wear any article of clothing intended to conceal the face”. The UN committee statement said it was not satisfied or persuaded by France’s allegation that the ban on the niqab was necessary or proportionate from a security perspective or for realizing the goal of coexistence in society. It said the ban disproportionately harmed the right of the two Muslim women in expressing their religious beliefs, which could force them to stay home and hence to marginalizing them, and asked the French authorities to pay restitution. The decisions of the UN Human Rights Committee, which include a group of experts monitoring the commitment of states to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, are not legally binding, but France is obliged to comply with it in good faith by virtue of an optional protocol to the Covenant. (Al Mustaqbal, October 24, 2018)

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Randa Bdeir senior manager at Credit Libanais

24-10-2018

Credit Libanais Bank announced the assignment of the former head of Electronic Payment Solutions & Card Services at Audi Bank, Randa Bdeir, as the general manager of electronic payment and MasterCard section at the bank. As a holder of Master’s degree in banking and finance from AUB, with an extensive 25 years of experience in the banking sector, especially in ePayment and card technology, Bdeir has contributed significantly to the development of the electronic payment industry in Lebanon and the region. She also made similar strategic initiatives in introducing innovative payment solutions in the Lebanese market, including ecommerce, as well as, the development of contactless payment systems. Bdeir has received several awards in recognition for her achievements regionally and globally to become the first Arab female member in the board of directors of MasterCard for South Asia, the Middle East and Africa since 2000. She was also selected among the top 70 Arab women and elected as the MasterCard Champion for her contributions in the growth of MasterCard products. Additionally, Bdeir was nominated during the UAB Arab Banking Conference as the Best Arab Woman contributor to the development of credit card payment systems in the Arab world. (An Nahar, October 24, 2018)

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