In partnership with the UNESCO Beirut Office, Dawaer Foundation launched the “Breaking Gender Stereotypes” project aimed to train 21 young men and women from various media specialties to produce 10 mobile illustrated stories that combat stereotypes. At the end of the workshop, ballet dancer Hassan Ghandour and Nour Safadi won first place; Serene Nabolsi and Noor Hurani ranked second for their story on the life a disabled person, whereas the third place went to Maria Mansour and Bushra Daa’ss for their story on a female prison guard (shawish) in a refugee camp. To recall, winners were selected by a jury of practitioners in media, photography and direction including: Dalal Mouawad, Diana Mkallad, Mazen Hashem, George Awwad, Ruba Abu Ammo and Maha Zaraket. (Al Akhbar, December 9, 2020)