Recording of Webinar: Edutainment and digital media to challenge social norms in the MENA region

As part of our Inspiring Series of Webinars, this webinar looked at the issue of using digital media and edutainment to challenge social norms and to advance Gender Justice & Women's Rights, with an emphasis on initiatives and campaigns in the Middle East and North Africa Region.

This session, which was organised in partnership with Womanity Foundation, had the following three speakers:

* Asmaa Guedira from the Womanity Foundation.

* Dr. Sara Mourad from the Media Studies and Gender & Women's...

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From: Oxfam in the Middle East

Related topics : digital media and social justice

Supreme Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against Justice Karnan

Supreme Court issues arrest warrant against Justice Karnan. In an unprecedented decision, the Supreme Court on Friday issued bailable warrant against sitting judge of Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan after he refused to abide by its order to be personally present before it+ in a contempt proceeding against him.

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From: IndiaTV

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How we talk about sexual assault online | Ione Wells

We need a more considered approach to using social media for social justice, says writer and activist Ione Wells. After she was the victim of an assault in London, Wells published a letter to her attacker in a student newspaper that went viral and sparked the #NotGuilty campaign against sexual violence and victim-blaming. In this moving talk, she describes how sharing her personal story gave hope to others and delivers a powerful message against the culture of online shaming.

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From: TED

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College Students Discuss Social Justice Issues & Geo-Politics

These college students from the University of Maryland sit down for an extremely candid interview regarding a range of social issues society is plagued with, including institutional racism, sexism, white supremacy, the military industrial complex, prison industrial complex, the American political scam of a two party system, and the mind altering corporate media. They also put forth their solutions as well as what they are doing now to fight injustice. This is an absolute must watch video that...

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From: UrWorld NewsMedia

Related topics : college students and social media

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