The post-2019 Arab social movements have provided unprecedented opportunities for women's mobilization and the politicization of citizens on gender issues. However, challenges persist.
Coinciding with International Women's Day, the IEMed and Casa Mediterráneo are organizing a seminar in which the latest issue of Quaderns de la Mediterrània will also be presented.
With the aim of promoting the circulation of knowledge and strengthening trans-Mediterranean exchange, the network seeks to give visibility to silenced realities.
This online conference seeks to present gender equality as a cross-sectional axis to build more prosperous, inclusive and sustainable societies.
Ghadir Shafie, director of Aswat, presents the intersectionality that unites the feminist, queer and liberation movements.
Three gender equality experts and representatives of civil society movements address the situation of gender-based violence in their countries, while drawing an alternative map of resilience.
Nationalism is not just about the nation. Xenophobic and racist nationalisms, typical of the 19th and 20th centuries, define the conception of “us” versus “them” in sexual terms.
Lebanese writer Hanan al Shaykh talks about her work that links to ancient Arab literary traditions when it comes to openly and boldly addressing sexuality and feminism.
The Life Foundation for Development and Community Reintegration holds a policy dialogue to review the efforts made by the government to combat tourism marriage, and follow-up on the results of the campaign “Our Girls are not for sale”.
Child marriage is at the heart of the policy dialogue that Anaouat for Women and Children Association (Association Anaouat pour la femme et l’enfant) organized on March 19, 2019 in Marrakesh.
Following its advocacy campaign for gender parity in municipal councils, the association Mouwatinet conducts several activities to promote equal participation in decision-making in municipal councils.
Moroccan media, both traditional and digital, offer neither visibility nor support for feminist demands in Morocco.
The Lebanese writer Joumana Haddad inaugurates this session which is being held as part of the ‘Ciutat Oberta’ Biennial of Thought in Barcelona, with which the IEMed participates by organizing different activities.