Genocide in the Middle-East viewed from a Gender Lens
Wednesday December 9 2020 from 4pm- 7pm, Beirut time
This conference will be held by Zoom- the only advantage is that for once a Palestinian speaker from Nablus will be able to attend!
The conference can be followed live on Facebook
Programme
5:00-5:10 pm: Opening Remarks [AGBU and AUB-IFI]
5:10 – 6:30 Panel 1: Women: the core victims of genocide since 1915
Moderator: Chebli Mallat
Women in Armed Conflicts: Victims or Agents of Change? (A Focus on the Middle East)
Speaker: Darina Saliba, Director of UNESCO CISH
Gender-based violence in the context of Genocide: developments in law and practice
Speaker: Carol Mann, Université de Paris 8, Director of Women in War
The role of women as actors in effective peacebuilding
Speaker: Maya Jizzini, Peace Building Expert
6:30 – 8:00 pm Panel 2: Women at the forefront combating genocide; stories to tell
Moderator: Yeghia Tashjian
The Yazidi women in the aftermath of Genocide: leading voices for accountability and protection
Speaker: Abeed Shamdeen, Executive Director of Nadia’s Initiative
Massacres of the Kurds and the Role of Women as a Response
Speaker: Boushra Ali, President of the Jin Women’s Association
Political Violations of Women and Minorities in Yemen
Speaker: Mouna Safwan, Yemeni Activist and Journalist
The Assyrian Women and Genocide: The Evolution of Thought of Thought from the Instinct of Survival to the Role of Leadership
Speaker: Michel Mallo, Secretary General of the Universal Syriac Union Party
Strong Women, Gender and Humanitarianism in the Middle East around 1900s
Speaker: Roy Knocke, Deputy Director of the Lepsius Haus Potsdam
Video from AGBU Webtalks: Armenian Feminism in Post Genocide Turkey
The role of Palestinian women in empowering the communities after the Nakba (strategies of Survival)
Speaker:Samah Saleh, Assistant Professor at An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Please note that Women in War is a pioneer on the subject of Gender and Genocide, with the conference we organized in Yerevan, Armenia in 2016.
