Feminist Attempts and Re-Attempts
Personal Reflections
Protect Me From What I Want
Jun 6th
Like thousands of other Lebanese fans (and wannabe fans), I was excited about Placebo performing in Beirut this Wednesday. For many years, their music and lyrics, full of hurt and angst and queerness, have accompanied me through phases of depression, anger, calm, and even hope.
Last week the attacks on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla inspired me to learn more about strategies of Boycott, Divest, and Sanction (BDS), widely viewed as a growing movement to end Israeli apartheid and occupation. And so, I put together a quick talk where two speakers explained the basics of the movement to me and some fellow activists. More >
The Racism in Me #24seven
Apr 26th
Labor Day is coming up, 3eed Al 3ommal, on May 1st, and we are recognizing on this day the illegal, outrageous, and unethical working conditions of migrant work in Lebanon – and across the Arab world. The campaign initiated by @simby is called Twenty-Four-Seven and it highlights the fact that domestic migrant workers in Lebanon work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Yes, they do. Can you imagine working with your boss 24/7? It is called slavery.
So this week, I, along with many friends, will be blogging and tweeting to raise awareness about migrant work. I thought I would start with More >
Expressing Frustration Through Illustration
Mar 27th
The very talented (and extremely sweet) Maya Zankoul gave us a workshop at Nasawiya on how to express our feelings & document our everyday life through illustration. Those of us (like me) who lack the talent and finesse can still use basic drawings to deliver messages. It is not the sophistication of the artwork but the ability to communicate a message powerfully that counts. During the workshop, Maya asked us to draw an incident that bugged us, so I drew a true story that happened to me & Ran last week. Yes, 3am darib 3ala Maya Zankoul Enjoy!
More >The People I Follow
Mar 24th
The title sounds fancier than the post, I’m only talking about twitter accounts. I’ve been cleaning up my twitter feed the past few days and saw that I follow general categories of people:
- Anybody & anything in Lebanon
- Advocates for Palestine
- Feminists and women’s rights organizations anywhere in the world
- Arab women anywhere
- Progressive Arabs (especially from Jordan and Egypt)
- Leftist, anarchist, socialist news
- A few queers
- A few social change and social media organizations
Now trying to analyze what this says about my life today.. do I need to diversify?
7 in the morning
Jan 6th
Your most brilliant ideas will make their way into your head only when it’s 7 in the morning and you haven’t slept. Your brain, at that time, tolerates no bullshit. It is in a hurry. It will not go: mmm… maybe.. I dunno… It will filter out all the buzzing stupidity not by meditation but by fatigue. Contrary to scientific opinion, it does not work slower because it is tired; it works a lot faster to squeeze in as much intelligence as possible before it is put out. It is afraid it might otherwise forget. Indeed, you will make your More >
Bon, Alors
Nov 6th
At last I got my own domain! I remember in 1999, I bought the domain www.nadinem.com for $19.00 – of course I wasn’t very tech-savvy at the time, so I forgot to buy hosting with it. By the time I figured out that I needed space to host files, I couldn’t afford to spend money on hosting (which cost a bundle back then). So, needless to say, I ended up stuck with a nadinem.com sign and no website. The domain name eventually expired and today it’s available for purchase!
Fast-forward to 2009 and voila my very own first-name-last-name.com!
Can I get a woot?!
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