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Arab Women’s Forum Presents Revolution ‘Lite’

By Paola Salwan Daher ● Arts & Culture ● February 9, 2012

It was billed as a forum on Arab women and the Arab Spring. But Paola Daher found that the $300 entry free and luxury-hotel ambiance ensured that any truly revolutionary, or even slightly controversial, topics were kept off the agenda.

In Lebanon, Violence Between the Sheets Is Legal

By Paola Salwan Daher ● Crime & Law ● December 8, 2011

Lebanon’s parliament recently dropped a bill to criminalize violence against women. Paola Salwan Daher says activists have pursued the matter as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence that culminates on Dec. 10, Human Rights Day.