Dr. Louay Saad El-Din Nasrat, Acting President of Aswan University, claimed that an awareness seminar titled “Protect Her from Circumcision” was arranged as part of the presidential initiative “A New Beginning to Build the Egyptian Person”. The seminar, organized by Aswan University’s Anti-Violence Against Women Unit in collaboration with the Aswan branch of the National Council for Women, aimed to raise awareness among university students and the university community about the dangers of female circumcision and its negative effects on girls, as well as to work to end this unacceptable custom.
Dr. Ashraf Imam, Vice President of the University for Environment and Community Service Affairs, stated that the Community Service and Environmental Development Sector at Aswan University is ready to organize numerous training courses and awareness seminars to dispel myths among young people, particularly university students. He went on to say that the goal of these events is to enhance public awareness of the most pressing societal and family issues, with a particular emphasis on environmental and societal concerns.
Dr. Sahar Issa Khalil, Director of the University’s Anti-Violence Against Women Unit, emphasized that this symposium is part of the unit’s beneficial partnership with the National Council for Women in Aswan Governorate. She stated that the Anti-Violence Against Women Unit helped train rural pioneers at the National Council for Women on “door-to-door” initiatives to eliminate female genital mutilation. During the symposium, Assistant Professor Dr. Asmaa Sayed Hassan, Executive Member of the Unit, discussed how the Unit has organized many programs and events to raise community awareness about issues of violence against women, including female genital mutilation. She emphasized the significance of strengthening collaboration with the National Council for Women to raise awareness about the dangers of this inherited custom and its negative effects, which are often practiced without realizing its serious harms.
It is worth noting that rural pioneers were trained in the governorate building as part of ongoing efforts to educate the local people and eradicate this harmful habit.
