NAWF Founder and Executive Chair Nadine Abou Zaki initiated a women’s march in Beirut under the slogan “Sawa Sawa”. The march was organized within the framework of NAWF, held under the theme : “Women and the Arab Spring”. Representatives from Lebanon, Egypt, UAE, KSA, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Yemen, Tunisia, Libya notably activists from women rights organizations participated in the march.
The march parted from Four Seasons Hotel to the Grand Serail where they presented a list of requests. Mariam Ali performed songs inspired from her experience in Tahrir square Fatima Mourtada presented a live performance. In parallel with “Sawa Sawa”, a gathering was held at the same in front of the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris and in Yemen.
Through this march organizers and participating women organizations wanted to confirm that there is no spring without women, and declared that this is only the first step of long road towards realizing the long- standing and new claims of Arab Women. They called decision makers and stakeholders to listen to the voice of women and respond to their call.