We ran like crazy to pick up the kids from school.
Sounds of gunfire persist. We are staying in the corridor, the safest spot in our home & away from windows.
#Beirut
now is similar to the Beirut of my childhood.
Front cover of Annahar newspaper today adding the term “women” in red to the current lyrics of the national anthem that refers to
#Lebanon
as “the birthplace of only men” 👏 Recognition of
#women
as equal
#citizens
leads to equal rights 🇱🇧🇱🇧
#LebanonProtests
#GenderEquality
Rayan Sukar & Samih Mahmoud, 2 young journalists from Shatila
#Palestinian
refugee camp in
#Lebanon
decided to have their engagement💍photos taken inside the camp to challenge stigma.
Full of resilience & hope; joyful; authentic... Their story went viral 💙
Check the thread👇🏼
6 main asks from yesterday’s
#feminist
march in
#Beirut
🇱🇧i)equal representation of
#women
in politics ii)a unified personal status law iii)equal nationality rights iv)sexual & reproductive health rights v)abolishing the kafala system vi)protection from violence
#LebanonProtests
My kids returned to hiding under the dining table 🥺🥺
Another
#earthquake
originating from the Syria/Turkey borders strongly shook Lebanon 🇱🇧 this evening. Tonight will most probably be another sleepless night for all of us.
After every crisis women:
✔️lead the recovery work & push 4 accountability.
✖️are excluded from negotiation & political processes.
Check photos from the response to the
#BeirutBlast
v/s the meeting bw president
@EmmanuelMacron
& Lebanon politicians.
More
#WomenInPolitics
✊
This is Tamara my daughter. She just turned 8. She had developed a trauma after the
#BeirutExplosion
& recovered thru therapy
The sounds of shooting & gunfire reignited her anxiety & fear. Yesterday, she slept in my bed
I know this is the reality of thousands of kids in
#Beirut
Snow on the mountains of
#Lebanon
as seen from the Tripoli sea💙
It’s true, one can swim & ski on the same day here. But most of the population can’t fully access nature due to privatization & outdoors
#sports
activities are expensive & for the elite.
#IDiscoverLebanon
#justice
A horror night spent under the dining table⚠️
The fear of repercussions from the massive
#earthquake
we witnessed in
#Lebanon
at 3am kept us sleepless & petrified. Strong thunderstorms, high wind & car sirens didn’t make it easier on the kids!
#earthquakeinturkey
#Gaziantep
Heavy traffic in Dahr el Baydar.
People from
#Lebanon
🇱🇧 are most probably heading to
#Syria
🇸🇾 by car to support the relief efforts & check on their beloved, after sanctions were temporarily lifted.
#Syria_earthquake
📸 via
@NawalMdallaly