Libya Matters

A podcast by @libyanjustice about truth, justice, and human rights in #Libya and around the world.

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[Lawyers for Justice in Libya @LibyanJustice]

Did you catch the latest season of our #LibyaMatters podcast?

#ICYMI Season 5 features an incredible line up of global feminists + rights activists, comparing experiences from #Libya to #Afghanistan, #Iran and the Horn of Africa.

Find all episodes here:
https://t.co/1x5OQYVKEW

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#ICYMI Listen to the final episode of our #WPS season with hosts @Elham_LFJL + @MaeThomps as they explore attitudes + approaches for widening the space for Libyan civil society.

Search for #LibyaMatters on any podcast streaming platform to catch the whole season.

#womensrights

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OUT NOW: Is a feminist approach to #Libya's transitional process viable?

In this season finale, hosts @Elham_LFJL + @mae_thomps look at lessons learnt from our #WPS season to bring it back to the Libyan context, and ask what is LFJL's role on the road ahead.

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What is the connection between women journalists, fact-checking and media disinformation?

Activist @noura_eljerbi speaks on her experience as editor in chief of @Tahraly working to counter smear campaigns + hate speech against women rights defenders in #Libya.

#womensrights

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OUT NOW: In the penultimate episode of this season, @noura_eljerbi joins hosts @Marwa_Babd + @Elham_LFJL to explore how women navigate #Libya's unstable political landscape and shrinking civic space, situating her own experiences as an activist and journalist.

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How are conservative + traditionalist attitudes enabling #VAWG?

In this episode, @Halayalkarib joined our hosts to explore African women reclaiming their cultural identities, faith and justice in the face of violence.

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OUT NOW: What drives + sustains violence against women and girls (#VAWG)?

This week, @mae_thomps + @Marwa_Babd dive into the Horn of Africa context with @Halayalkarib, who brings examples of how VAWG manifests in the contexts of #Sudan + #Somalia, among others.

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What is meaningful representation for indigenous women in #Libya?

Tuza Hasairi challenges tokenistic gestures of representation + inclusion to ask how far Libyan politics has come since 2011 on #Amazigh rights.

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OUT NOW: What are the rights of indigenous women in #Libya today? How can these rights be exercised?

This week, @Elham_LFJL + @mae_thomps examine what intersectionality means for #Imazighen / #Amazigh women in Libya with expert Tuza Hasairi.

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In this latest #LibyaMatters episode, @shadisadr explains how beyond a legal system of discrimination based on gender, gender apartheid dictates to women + girls their very basic choices.

@Elham_LFJL + @Marwa_Babd join Shadi this week on lessons from #Iran.

#WomenLifeFreedom

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OUT NOW: Are there routes to justice for women living under gender apartheid in #Iran?

In this episode, @shadisadr leads the conversation with hosts @Elham_LFJL + @Marwa_Babd to explore the #WomenLifeFreedom movement to #EndGenderApartheid.

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As we take a quick pause in season 5 of #LibyaMatters, we want to hear from you!

If you’re enjoying this season or previous ones, or have any feedback, we welcome your thoughts. Please consider leaving us a rating and review on #ApplePodcasts, #Spotify or send us your comments.

[Awak Bior @awak_bior]

“No one is free until we are all free” ✊🏿

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What is leadership based on solidarity?

@ShuvaiBusuman joins @Marwa_LFJL + @mae_thomps to question traditional, patriarchal approaches to leadership. Can we open new ground to nurture the potential of young women?

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OUT NOW: What are the experiences of leadership of African women across the continent?

@ShuvaiBusuman joins hosts @Marwa_LFJL + @mae_thomps to dig deeper into cultural contexts and barriers for women in the political space with insights on #Kenya and beyond.

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What happens when you remove women from the public and political space?

#LibyaMatters hosts @Marwa_LFJL + @Marwa_Babd explore this question and more with #Afghanistan’s former Minister of Women’s Affairs @hasina_safi in our latest episode.

https://t.co/iu7o6o8KPe

[Sarah Khan @Khan2005Sarah]

Women from Libya interviewing a woman from Afghanistan. We need more such conversations among women in the global south. Enriched by their collective experiences of the post 9/11 wars and the aftermath.

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OUT NOW: Nearly 3 years after the Taliban takeover in #Afghanistan, former Minister of Women’s Affairs @hasina_safi joins hosts @Marwa_LFJL + @Marwa_Babd to share her experiences in Afghan politics and the current realities for Afghan women.

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[NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security @ngowgwps]

Thank you @libyamatterspod for spotlighting our work at the NGO Working Group on #WPS!

Listen to our Exec Director @KaavyaAsoka discuss the crucial role of #WHRDs and women civil society in the WPS agenda with @Marwa_LFJL + @Mae_LFJL.
https://t.co/QY0pOE0a39

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On #IWD2024, listen to our hosts @Marwa_LFJL + @Mae_LFJL, alongside guest @KaavyaAsoka, as they examine what inclusion looks like as part of the #WPS agenda and women’s rights.

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