A celebration to honour Annissa Najjar, a pioneer defender of women’s rights

Liban Post honoured last week Ms. Anissa Najjar, a pioneer women’s right defender celebrating her 101st anniversary.  The event was held at the Liban Post head offices in Riad al Solh under the auspices of the Minister of Communication, Boutros Harb.  Liban Post announced that it has issued a special stamp to honour Ms. Najjar in recognition of her contributions including her global concern with world peace, security, freedom and humanity and the fact that she went beyond the boundaries of her Lebanese and Arab environment.  Harb also spoke of Ms. Najjar’s exceptional journey and her emancipation from the past century’s conservative environment and the ways in which she challenged patriarchy and contributed to a process of renaissance.
For his part, Liban Post’s CEO and ED Khalil Daoud said that Najjar challenged social norms and called for women’s emancipation through education especially in rural areas.  He added that Najjar was a pioneer in her call for women’s freedom and is a role model for generations to come.

Source: Al-Nahar 24 June 2014