Breaking Silence: Art, Women, and the Lebanese Civil War
LAU Beirut campus, AKSOB 904
This panel will provide a platform for artists, scholars, faculty, and students to engage in long-overdue discussions on the Lebanese Civil War, women’s labor, and the creative arts.
The roundtable discussion will be moderated by Dr. Yasmine Taan.
We are honored to have these distinguished artists share their personal experiences and creative reflections.
We look forward to your presence at this important conversation.
Event Schedule
| 3:00–3:05 | Dr. Yasmine Taan, Director, Institute of Art in the Arab World, will introduce the institute. |
| 3:05–3:10 | Myriam Sfeir, Executive Director, Arab Institute for Women, will introduce the institute. |
| 3:10–3:20 | Dr. Michelle Hartman, Professor of Arabic Literature, Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University, will introduce the book Women’s War Stories. |
| 3:20–3:30 | Dr. Zena Meskaoui will discuss her chapter, “Warring Body: Art and Life in Lina Majdalanie’s Appendice.” |
| 3:30–3:40 | Dr. Yasmine Taan will discuss her chapter, “Disaster Seen by Three Female Contemporary Lebanese Artists.” |
| 3:40–3:50 | Ginane Makki Bacho, a prominent Lebanese artist, will share her experiences and reflections on producing art during the Lebanese Civil War. |
| 3:50–4:00 | Samar Mogharbel, a renowned Lebanese ceramist, will present an installation created during times of conflict in Lebanon. |
| 4:00–4:15 | Q&A Session |