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The normalization of #domestic_violence almost cost Malak her life
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Women protest in Downtown Beirut against domestic violence, holding banners that read “I didn’t die, but many others did.” (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) Women protest in Downtown Beirut against domestic violence, holding banners that read “I didn’t die, but many others did.” (Photo: Haitham Moussawi)

The last image she remembers of Hamoudi is his small hand waving goodbye from the rear window of the car that took him and his brother to their father. After this image, it is no longer important what Malak, a mother living without her children, sees.

Rajana Hamyeh

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Thousands renew fight against patriarchy on International Women’s Day
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/thousands-renew-fight-against-patriarchy-international-women%E2%8

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The mother of Roula Yacoub, a victim of #domestic_violence, holds a portrait of her deceased daughter during a rally on “International Women’s Day” on March 8, 2014 in front of the National Museum in #Beirut, #Lebanon. (Photo: AFP - Anwar Amro) The mother of Roula Yacoub, a victim of domestic violence, holds a portrait of her deceased daughter during a rally on “International Women’s Day” on March 8, 2014 in front of the National Museum in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo: AFP - Anwar Amro)

In commemoration of International Women’s Day, Beirut witnessed one of the largest protests in recent memory, calling on the #Lebanese_parliament to pass a law protecting women from domestic violence. Beyond highlighting the latter, the (...)

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