Interview with Mirna Shidrawi
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Title:
Interview with Mirna Shidrawi
Series Title:
Middle East Women's Activism
Alternate Title:
مقابلة مع ميرنا شدراوي
Creator:
Shidrawi, Mirna ( Interviewee )
شدراوي ، ميرنا ( contributor )
Pratt, Nicola Christine ( contributor )
Place of Publication:
Beirut, Lebanon
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Language:
English

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Abstract:
Mirna Shidrawi was born on 15 June, 1979 at the American University Hospital in Lebanon. Her late father was a theatre director and playwright and her mother is a choir master. Her parents moved and raised her in the Hamrah neighbourhood, due to their inter-religious marriage, and she attended an American school. Later Mirna attended the American University of Beirut where she studied public administration with a minor in political science. Mirna's first experience with political activism was in 1997 when she joined a small political group called No Frontiers and began writing about student issues in the university paper. At this time she also began volunteering with the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections in 1997 and has monitored elections in other countries, including Tunisia. She remains a board member for LADE. She was also involved in the creation of the Democratic Left Movement. She participated in the Cedar Revolution, which led to Syria's withdrawal from Lebanon. Mirna was co-founder of a group called "One of Us" that supported independents to stand for Parliament. At the time of the interview, she was working as a training coordinator for a USAID-funded training project with Amideast and World Learner. ( en )
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Funding : Women's Activism in the Arab World (2013-2016). This project, funded by a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship, examines the significance of middle-class women's activism to the geo/politics of Arab countries, from national independence until the Arab uprisings. It was based on over 100 personal narratives of women activists of different generations from Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.
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Interview conducted on: 14 October 2013
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Duration: 1 hour and 37 minutes
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Language of interview: English
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Audio transcription by Captivate Arabia, Amman, Jordan , info@captivatearabia.com
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آسيا -- لبنان -- بيروت -- بيروت
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VIAF (name authority) : Pratt, Nicola Christine : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/49147457

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Source Institution:
University of Warwick
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