WHERE TO, MARIE? (Stories of feminisms in Lebanon)

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WHERE TO, MARIE? Stories of feminisms in Lebanon

- Mahmoud Kahil Award Finalist -

Available to read in English and Arabic on: https://wheretomarie.net/en

Feminism(s) in Lebanon have always been under harsh scrutiny, taking a backseat to "priorities" set by other movements. While women have actively taken part in nationalist and anti-capitalist struggles, from national independence to resisting Israeli occupation, and have played integral roles in class struggles as part of workers' and students movements, their male comrades have tended to appropriate their struggles, alienating and pushing against their feminist agendas under the pretext that "women's issues" are not revolutionary priorities.

This comic book seeks to showcase why and from where these feminist movements in Lebanon emerged and how they have grown over the course of the century. Certainly, a truly complete and comprehensive history of these movements is beyond the scope of these pages.

This is why we opted to tell the story of over a century of feminist activism through four fictional personal narratives. These are all based on extensive research carried out between 2010 and 2015, which included semi-guided interviews with feminist actors of different generations. Other sources, such as archival photographs, films, books, and articles regarding feminism(s) and social movements in Lebanon also informed the art and text, as did the experiences lived and witnessed by the authors of this book.

Script: Bernadette Daou & Yazan Al-Saadi

English Translation: Lina Mounzer

Art:
Razan Wehbi (The Meeting & The Flood)
Rawand Issa (Marie's Story)
Tracy Chahwan (Nidal's Story)
Joan Baz (Haifa's Story)
Sirene Moukheiber (Noora's Story)

Book Design: Rawand Issa

Web Development: Layal Khatib