Mona Mahajna: another victim of violence against women
On the 28th of April, Mona Mahajna, 29 years old, was found shot dead in her apartment in Umm al-Fahm. Her death follows a demonstration organized on the 26th of April by the Committee against the Killing of Women. A motorcade of women’s rights activists left from Haifa, passing by 12 villages to reach Kofr … Read more
March Holidays Commemorated in Majd al-Krum
In commemoration of several important holidays throughout the month of March, the women’s group from Majd Al-Krum partnered with Kayan – Feminist Organization to host an evening of lectures on March 26 examining the social issues related to International Women’s Day, Mother’s Day, Palestinian Culture Day, and Land Day. The women’s group in Majd al-Krum … Read more
“I want my right”: Discussion on Inheritance in Deir Hanna
On the 23rd of March 2013, the group of single women of Deir Hanna took the initiative to open a public discussion on inheritance. Gathering around 60 people, the group staged the play, “I Want My Right,” from the Creative Thoughts Forum, Ibhar. Set in Gaza, the play portrays the fight of three women denied their … Read more
Staff training to promote gender mainstreaming
On the 18th of March, Kayan Community Organizers Adella Biadi-Shlon and Towibah Majdoub participated in a full-day training with the Adva Centre in order to learn how to analyze local council budgets. This capacity building initiative was carried out to help Kayan support specific, targeted local authority budget propositions designed to improve the socio-economic situation … Read more
Feminist Portrait: Rula Deeb
“You know when you’ve been involved with feminism for so many years, you don’t really think of yourself as ‘a feminist.’ It’s just part of you, part of how you perceive the reality (…) I think that it is crucial as an analytical tool in order to analyse society and its structures in a critical … Read more
Can civil marriage take root in Lebanon?
In Israel, two parallel legal systems will have jurisdiction over issues related family laws: the religious legal system, which consists of independent courts for each of the 13 religious communities recognized by Israel, and the civil legal system, which includes Family Courts that were established by the Family Court Law. The religious courts have the … Read more
Seminar on Civil and Mixed Marriages
Shirin Batshon, attorney and coordinator of the Legal Department of Kayan-Feminist Organization, gave a presentation on legal and social barriers to civil and religiously mixed marriages in Israel at the Youth Cultural Forum hosted by Baladna-Association for Arab Youth. Another speaker in the seminar, Nadia Naamnih-Benaa, discussed her personal experiences with civil marriage. Following the … Read more
Education against Racism in Yaft an-Nassriye
Kayan-Feminist Organization and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, in cooperation with the Yaft an-Nassriye Community Center, organize a lecture on “Education against Racism” Kayan-Feminist Organization and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel have joined forces in order to enhance awareness and strengthen the human rights discourse within the Palestinian society in Israel. … Read more
Jusur Forum Meets For First Time in 2013
More than 40 members of the Jusur Forum of Arab Women Leaders attended the group’s first meeting of 2013 to reflect on the Forum’s work over the last several years and discuss its future goals. The meeting was opened by the director of Kayan-Feminist Organization, Rafah Anabtawi, who described the achievements of the Forum since … Read more
Study Day for the Prevention of Sexual Harassment in Local Authorities
Daliet al-Karmel – Kayan-Feminist Organization facilitates a study day to develop a new working model for the prevention of sexual harassment in Arab local authorities On December 6th, fourteen appointees for the prevention of sexual harassment in twelve Arab local authorities in the Galilee and the Triangle regions attended the study day. The session was … Read more
