Under the auspices of Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar – Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research – and Dr. Ayman Mahmoud Othman – Acting President of Aswan University – the anti-Violence Against Women Unit at Aswan University organized a workshop to raise awareness of women’s issues and work to protect them.
Prof. Ayman Othman – Aswan University President _ emphasized the state’s interest in women and work to empower them under the leadership of President / Abdel Fattah El-Sisi – President of the Republic – and in line with the protection axis of the National Strategy for the Empowerment of Women 2030 and work to support women and girls on campus and within the framework of the 16 days campaign to combat violence against women in Egyptian universities. Today, the Violence Against Women Unit at Aswan University, represented by Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Sayed Khalil – Executive Director of the Unit – and Dr. Sally Hariri – Coordinator of Technical Activity in the Unit and Deputy Director of the Unit, conducted an awareness day that included several topics, the most important of which are:
1- Women’s rights in Islam and the heavenly religions, which was lectured by Dr. Sadiq Abdeen, who holds a Ph.D. in the foundations of Islamic education.
2- Women and Music, lectured by Dr. Sonia Hassan_ music Lecturer at Faculty of Specific Education.
3- Patterns and artistic works of the Nubian woman in heritage, which was lectured by Ms. Asmaa Ateeq, Teaching Assistant, Department of Art Education, Faculty of Specific Education.
4- An art exhibition illustrating the practices of violence against women in its various forms, prepared by students of Faculties of Education and Specific Education and some university students, under the supervision and coordination of Dr. Sally Hariri.
Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Sayed Khalil – Executive Director of the unit – added that the awareness day included the importance of dialogue and an introductory overview of the unit, its objectives and the unit’s future plan in the coming period, then a brief lecture on the issue of female circumcision, women’s political empowerment, and some other topics related to women and preserving Her rights, and this was in Faculty of Education under the leadership of Dr. Rady Abdel-Maged_ Faculty Dean, and concluded the day by taking photos with students.
