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Farah Fayed

Location:
Lebanon
Languages:
Arabic, English, French
Issues:
Climate Change, LGBTQIA+, Child Welfare, Racial Injustice, Refugee Crisis and Immigration, Women and Girls, Human Rights
Expertise:
Mentorship
Cultural/racial identity:
Arab
Self identification:
Cis Woman

Bio

After graduating from the Audiovisual Department at Saint Joseph University in Lebanon, Farah Fayed spent eight years in Television, where she last served as a creative manager. In 2012, Farah joined the Dubai International Film Festival, managing the sales and acquisitions library for the last six editions of the festival. In 2019, she joined the team of AFLAMUNA, previously Beirut DC, where she is currently the director of programs. 

With her colleagues, Farah has organised regional and local impact and storytelling for climate labs within the Arab region, and developed an Arabic curriculum for an impact producers’ fellowship program. Farah also oversees AFLAMUNA’s impact fund among the rest of the programs and open resources.