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Libya Matters42: Women and girls after the Taliban takeover with Hasina Safi"Be honest…"What has the Taliban takeover meant for women in Afghanistan today? Former Minister of Women’s Affairs, Hasina Safi, shines a light on her experiences in Afghan politics and the erasure of women in public, social and political life under Taliban rule, with hosts, Marwa Ben Abderrazek and Marwa Mohamed. Together, they also explore the responsibility of the international community on women’s rights in Afghanistan today.Hasina Safi is a human rights advocate and was Afghanistan’s former Minister for Women’s Affairs, until the takeover by the Taliban in 2021. If...2024-03-1343 min
Libya Matters41: The role of INGOs in the WPS Agenda with Kaavya Asoka"Solidarity is not just a warm fuzzy feeling…"This week, hosts, Mae and Marwa Mohamed, together with Kaavya Asoka, explore how we build global solidarity between women in civil society. They discuss reprisals against women human rights defenders and activists and the role of the UN in bringing accountability into the picture of global women’s rights.Kaavya Asoka is the Executive Director of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, based in the U.S.If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, or w...2024-03-0551 min
Libya MattersIntroducing Season 4We’re back! This is Libya Matters – Season 4. New season, new guests, new hosts… and so much to discuss!More than a decade after the 2011 uprising, we’ll be taking a look at what justice really means in Libya and for Libyans, and how we go about achieving it. With a dazzling line up of guests, we grapple with the topics of truth-seeking, criminal accountability, victim participation, reparations, amnesties and much more.From this Wednesday, join Elham Saudi, Marwa Mohamed, and special guest hosts Juergen Schurr and Mae Thompson, as they talk with some of the most...2022-06-2702 min
Libya Matters23: Special Episode! Looking for Justice: Inside the LPDFWhen is a peace process a success? What role do human rights, justice and due process play? Is it ever ok to sacrifice those for political expediency? What part should civil society organisations play? In this special episode, Elham Saudi takes the hot seat and talks to Tarek Megerisi, Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, and co-host Marwa Mohamed, about her experience and the challenges she faced as one of the 75 members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) tasked with getting Libya to a sustainable peace and an elected government in December 2021. ...2021-04-201h 12
Libya Matters12: The Sanctions Charade with Wolfram Lacher In this episode, Dr Wolfram Lacher, Senior Associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs and author of "Libya's Fragmentation: Structure and Process in Violent Conflict", joins hosts Elham Saudi and Marwa Mohamed to discuss sanctions. They discuss what they are and how they work, who has the authority to impose them and, most importantly, whether they are still relevant in Libya today. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review and a 5 STAR rating on iTunes.You can find Wolfram Lacher on Twitter as @W_Lacher**2019-10-021h 02
Libya Matters07: On Women with Laila AlodaatIn this episode, hosts Elham Saudi and Marwa Mohamed are joined by the amazing Laila Alodaat, Director for the Middle East and North Africa at the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, to focus on women. The episode delves into the specific impact of conflict on women and why women are so vital to peace and state-building. It also celebrates the bravery of Libyan women in the face of immensely difficult circumstances.If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a 5* review on iTunes. You can find Laila Alodaat on Twitter...2019-08-2859 min
Libya MattersIntroducing Libya MattersTune in every Wednesday for a discussion on all matters Libya and why Libya matters. Libya Matters is a weekly conversation between our hosts, Elham Saudi and Marwa Mohamed from Lawyers for Justice in Libya, and "off duty" analysts, lawyers, academics, journalists, artists and many more discussing what has been missing from the news on Libya, always from the prism of human rights, justice and the rule of law.2019-07-1501 min