Category: Civil Society

Joumana Haddad

Joumana Haddad Author, Journalist and Activist   Writer, journalist, and activist for human rights, equality, freedom of expression and marginalized groups, born in Beirut in 1970. Worked for Lebanon’s An Nahar newspaper from 1997-2017. Since 2005, she has been the editor of the newspaper’s cultural section. Since 2014, she’s been selected as one of the world’s 100 most powerful Arab women for her cultural and social activism. In 2017, she was also selected as one of the 100 most influential Lebanese people in the world. Speaking seven languages, she has published several works of poetry, fiction, nonfiction and theater...

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Hayat Mirshad

Hayat Mirshad Journalist and Feminist Activist A Feminist and human rights activist, researcher, trainer and journalist. Co-founder and Head of Programs at FE-MALE, a non-profit feminist collective. board member and Head of communications at the Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering editor in Chief for Sharika wa Laken feminist online platform. Worked as an editor and anchor at Sawt Al Shaab Lebanese radio station and as a freelance reporter for social talk shows at Aljadeed TV and OTV. E-MAIL ADDRESS: PHONE  NUMBER:   FACEBOOK ACCOUNT      TWITTER ACCOUNT   LINKED IN ACCOUNT: [email protected] +9613864236 hayat mirshad @hayatmirshad hayat mirshad  ...

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Vicky el Khoury Zwein

Vicky el Khoury Zwein Co-founder of Sabaa party Vicky was elected twice as council member at Sin El Fil municipality, she’s a political activist and a defender of women’s rights. She trained thousands of women developing their capacities and involving them in politics in Lebanon and Arab countries. She is the director of ONDES, through which she links with women who won the municipal elections through the ” She,For Lebanon” program. Vicky is one of the founders of Women in Parliament, which was launched in 2012 based on her belief in the importance of coordination among all civil society...

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Roula Eid Sawan

Roula Eid Sawan  TEAM IN MOTION Roula is the managing partner at TEAM IN MOTION (Specialized Company for team building activities and personal development training) and is the director of Youth & Culture Center at Zouk Mikael municipality.She is a Team Coach Practitioner & a personal development trainer. Roula has a Master degree in Commercial and Industrial business Administration from St Joseph University. She earned the Train of Trainers from UFE. She is a qualified Team Coach from ORSC-CRR Global San Francisco and member at ICF (International Coach Federation). Roula has her own TV show named #Iza-baddek (اذا بدك...

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Salyne El Samarany

    Salyne El Samarany CEO – Teach For Lebanon    Salyne is a mother of two boys and an advocate for quality education in Lebanon. She participated in the Middle East Partnership Initiative Program for Student Leaders at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, in 2007. She was selected as the Lebanese Ambassador of Youth at the Arab Thought Foundation in 2009. As Chief Executive Officer of Teach For Lebanon, Salyne believes that providing equal educational opportunities for Lebanese children is at the core of the nation’s well-being. She was one of nine young education advocates selected for the...

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