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Conservation of traditional houses in Akkar awaits government attention

20-8-2015

As Safir newspaper published a report yesterday about the fate of traditional and heritage-rich houses in Akkar.  According to the newspaper, the Ministries of Culture and Tourism as well as the directorate of archeological sites have failed to give the due attention to these landmarks while manifesting a partial interest in protecting the traditional and heritage sites of Akkar.  Though some 13 historical sites were recently listed as heritage sites, including forts, serails and churches, however, traditional houses which highlight important historical periods were ignored.   The newspaper referred to a number of  traditional houses in Majdala and which were subjected to theft and vandalism in addition to climatic effects which all contributed in ruining its frescoes and other art work.  As such, many houses have been damaged and their foundations were destroyed. Within the same vein, the Imam of the village of Majdala, Sheikh Fawwaz Al Huli, underscored the importance of preserving historical and heritage sites within his village.  He called on the government to give due consideration to villages which possess significant historical and archeological sites adding that many of these sites are still occupied by their original residents despite their need for restoration and repair.
 
(Source: As Safir, August 18th 2015)
 

 

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Lara Nasser Eddine winner of the Abdel Hameed Shuman research award

20-8-2015

The Abdel Hameed Shuman award for Arab scientists for 2014 was bestowed to Lara Nasser Eddine, the head of the Food Technology and Nutrition Department and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences at the American University of Beirut.  The award is in recognition of Nasser Eddine pioneer research on obesity and diet-related diseases.  The award was also shared with Dr. Nasser Ben Mohammed Dagheri, professor at the King Saoud University in KSA. The Abdel Hameed Shuman award for Arab scientists was launched in 1982 and seeks t to contribute to solving priority problems at the local, regional and international levels, support and encourage Arab scientific research. The award also seeks to recognize distinguished scientific research as well as share scientific and applied knowledge in the region and raise awareness on scientific research.
(Source: Al Akhbar, August 17th 2015)
 

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Caroline Bou Rached: an ambitious and bold women taxi driver

19-8-2015

In it issue of last Monday, L’Orient le Jour spoke with Caroline Bou Rached, a taxi driver, who shared her experience in working in what is known to be a mostly male dominated job.  Caroline noted that she has been working for more than three years with a private taxi company in Hazmieh where many of her male colleagues were at first surprised to see her.  However, this does not seem to raise any concern amongst customers.  She adds that she sometimes has to be firm in order to impose respect.
Caroline who has an 18 year old daughter, said that she loves her work which has allowed her to get to know many areas in Lebanon.  She spoke also about the health problems she has as a result of working for 12 hours every day.  She also referred to her experience in changing tires and in making some repairs on her car although she only had to do this once, adding that when people see a woman changing a tire, they rush to help her.  Caroline concluded by saying that her aspiration is to have her own taxi company in which she will equally recruit women and men.
(Source : L’Orient le Jour, August 17th 2015)
 

 

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Saida women workshop on leadership and use of knowledge

17-8-2015

On the occasion of the World Youth Day, the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Education Committee, MP Bahia Hariri, sponsored a training workshop targeting girls, young women and women leaders at the Leadership and Communication Academy Center in Old Saida quarter. Addressing the science of leadership and the use of knowledge, the workshop was organized in partnership with the Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development and the Lebanese American University. Among the lecturers, was LAU Assistant Vice President for External Communication and Civic Engagement, Elie Samya, who spoke about leadership and methods of leadership skills, in addition to Haidar Harmanani who addressed the use of modern technology in the transfer of knowledge. Over 30 beneficiaries attended the workshop, including women in leading positions, civil society activists, working women, directors and university and high school students from Saida and suburban areas. In her opening words, Hariri underlined the purpose of the activity which is to develop the role of women so that they can become more effective in the future. She added that the workshop is a call message to the youth to become part of the nation, part of Lebanon, the land of knowledge for the year 2020. (An Nahar, 15 August 2015)
 

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Future Movement signs the “Loubnaniyoun” charter to enhance women's political role

14-8-2015

The Future Movement Secretary General, Ahmad Hariri, received yesterday a delegation from ‘Loubnaniyoun’ headed by Nadine Daher who shared with Hariri the national charter produced by the group in order to stimulate the political role of women within Lebanese parties. The document presented by Daher and signed by Hariri also aimed at developing the leadership capacities of Lebanese women, preparing women to reach decision making and senior positions inside and outside political parties, and particularly within local structures, parliament and the government. Present at the meeting which took place in Beirut was the general coordinator of the Future Movement women’s sector, Afifa Sayyid. (Al Mustaqbal, 14 August 2015)

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Former woman inmate receives high school diploma from education minister

13-8-2015

The Minister of Education handed a former woman inmate her high school diploma at his office in the ministry. Hanaa Nasr Eddine sat earlier for the secondary official exams from the confinement of her cell at the women’s prison in Baabda and successfully pasts them with the support of Dar Al Amal Association (Check: Woman student passes official exams from Baabda prison). Minister Elias Bu Saab pledged to help Nasr Eddine realize her dream in going to college and following up her higher studies, saying: “Hanaa is the only student to receive her official certificate from me personally as a message to many others that education opens wide doors for the future, especially for those who have lost hope or have fallen into error.” For her part, Nasr Eddine thanked Minister Bu Saab for visiting her at the prison and for appreciating her determination, adding that she plans to joint the Lebanese University in order to study engineering. Similarly, Dar Al Amal head Habib Hatem lauded education minister’s efforts, pointing that Hanaa has become the hope and role model for many women inmates. He noted that Dar Al Amal has previously helped another woman inmate to complete her studies and later to graduate as a lawyer. (An Nahar, 13 August 2015)

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Judge demands death penalty for Sarah El Amin’s husband

12-8-2015

Three months after the killing of Sarah El Amin by her husband (full news at http://bit.ly/1LE0FO2), the Investigative Judge for Mount Lebanon Mohamad Badran issued yesterday an indictment demanding the execution of Ali El Zein by virtue of Article 549 (on attempted murder) of the Penal Code. In this respect, the victim’s family attorney, Ashraf Musawi, clarified that the decision will be referred to the Criminal Court which will start the trial suspended since last May 19 the day the defendant was arrested. Sarah El Amin’s brother Mahmoud said the family is anticipating a fair and legal verdict from the court. For her part, Kafa’s media officer Maya Ammar described the decision as positive, pointing to earlier decisions issued by the Grand Jury under above article, namely in the case of Salam Mohamad from Nabatiyeh who was killed and buried by her husband, as well as in the cases of Manal Assi and Fatma Bakour. However, Ammar disclosed that a number of files are still pending related to the cases of Rukaya Munzir and Nesrine Rouhana. Finally she warned against any commutation of sentence against the defendant. (Al Akhbar, Al Mustaqbal, 12 August 2015)

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Linda Matar a relentless activist for women’s rights

10-8-2015

The League of Lebanese Women’s Rights (LLWR) in Beqaa honored last Saturday its former ‎president Linda Matar in a ceremony which was concluded with the signing of her latest book ‎‎‘Landmarks of My Life’. In the early nineteen fifties of the last century, the struggle of Linda ‎Matar (born in 1925) began with the signing of a petition calling for the right of women to vote ‎and run for parliamentary elections following a visit by LLWR activists. After that, her journey ‎as an activist started.  Matar completed her high school with much difficulty for she was forced ‎to work at a stocking and later at a silk factory at the age of 12 years to provide for her needy ‎family.  At the same time, she was following up her studies at a night school. Contrary to what ‎people think, her early marriage at 17 did not constitute a problem. Her husband “thinks ‎different” she said. Matar advanced from an ordinary member of the LLWR to a branch officer ‎then an officer and secretary before she became the full-fledged president of the League in 1978 ‎and was re-elected in 1981. Some of her many achievements, are: participation in the ‎establishment of a number of women associations; membership in the World Democratic ‎Women’s Union; participation as a researcher and expert in numerous preparatory meetings of the ‎Beijing World Woman Conference; selection in 1995 by the French Marie Claire magazine as one ‎of the top 100 influential women of the world. Matar also unsuccessful participated ‎in Parliamentary elections in 1996 and 2000, notwithstanding her prior anticipation of the results. ‎At the time, Matar knew very well that she cannot keep up with the political powers and does ‎not regret the experience. When asked what is the one thing women mostly need to ‎emphasis she replied, “to acknowledge their intellect” adding that she will never give in to ‎challenges no matter how long it takes. (As Safir, 8 August 2015)‎

 

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Baysoor women’s pilot experience in sorting solid waste‎

10-8-2015

Amid the present trash crisis in Lebanon, the Baysoor Women Association point out to their pilot ‎project launched earlier in April 2014 and aimed at mainstreaming at sorting solid waste ‎at the source. The president of the Association, Wafa Malaeb,explained that the project began ‎with the manual sorting of the raw solid waste by workers contracted and paid by the ‎association. Malaeb said the Municipality of Baysour was very supportive and provided a ‎fenced piece of land to facilitate the process. For its part, the United Nations Human Settlements ‎Program offered a hydraulic piston press and a hangar for separation and sorting. Mayor Walid ‎Abu Harb Aridi stressed the need to further support and up scale the project through the ‎involvement of other environmental organizations and activists, noting that his municipality is ‎seeking to replicate the initiative in villages and towns affiliated to the Federation of ‎Municipalities of Al Gharb and Shahar area. Aridi revealed that the municipality ‎is already distributing to households colored bags designed for sorting and recycling. Likewise, ‎the former president of Baysoor Women Association, Nojoud Aridi, highlighted the financial ‎return of the project, noting that one ton of tin collected from soft drinks cans and canned foods, ‎can be sold at $1200; one ton of thin glass at $40; pressed carton at $80; polyester at $300 and ‎plastic up to $400. (Al Mustaqbal, 8 August 2015)‎

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Al Shakrieh in Saida a venue for marketing rural women agricultural ‎commodities

10-8-2015

Al Mustaqbal daily newspaper published a special feature on Al Shakrieh Street market ‎that is dividing Old Saida quarter from Saida central district, which during the summer ‎season becomes an active marketplace for agricultural commodities displayed by women ‎and girls that head to the market from the south, east and north of the city. Women ‎vendors in the market display a wide variety of fresh produce, ranging from fruits, ‎vegetables, legumes, herbs, almond foods and cereals. Um Mohammad who comes from ‎Iqlim Al Tufah to sell her summer agricultural varieties says “every season has its ‎bounties”. “What distinguishes my goods,” she adds, “is that they are fresh coming ‎straight from the field to the consumer, unlike the stored or frozen produces that you ‎see inother markets.” Similarly, another seller, who shares the street’s pavement with ‎Umm Mohammad, boasted that she often gets orders for special agricultural products, ‎like summer honey, zaatar and zoufa before the start of the season, pointing that she ‎counts on these kinds of orders more than on daily-basis peddling. “Most city dwellers ‎tend to buy from women vendors, because their merchandises are often freshly picked,” ‎she clarified. (Al Mustaqbal, 7 August 2015)‎

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