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Oct 2022
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Ep. 18: Thinking out loud with Lina Abi ...

KARMA EKMEKJI
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In episode 18 of The #Diplowomen Podcast, Karma Ekmekji thinks out loud with Lina Abi Rafeh, Gender rights activist, author, and Senior Advisor for Global Women’s Rights at the Arab Institute for Women at the Lebanese American University 00:00 Introduction 01:48 Inspiration and Motives for Years of Human Rights Activism 03:56 Pinpointing Entry Points: Ho ... Show More
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