College of Industrial Management for Oil and Gas Participates in a Symposium on “ The Role of Religious and Media Discourse in Reducing Violence Against Women.”

Date: 30 November, 2023

The official of Women’s Empowerment Unit at College of Oil and Gas Industrial Management, Assistant Lecturer Russel Issam, participated in the dialogue symposium carried out by the local government in Basra Governorate with the support of UN Women Iraq and the United Nations Women - Iraq. Under the title “The Role of Religious and Media Discourse in Reducing Violence Against Women,” which was held in cooperation with Iraqi Women Journalists Forum in the conference hall of Basra Governorate Office on Thursday, 11/30/2023, in the presence of the Assistant Governor for Administrative Affairs, Professor Mueen S. Al-Hassan, the Director of Iraqi Women Journalists Forum, Mrs. Nibras Al-Mamouri, and the Director of the Women’s Empowerment Department at Basra Governorate Office, Mrs. Enas Ismail. The symposium was also attended by representatives of various sects and components in Basra Governorate and women’s empowerment formations in state departments. The symposium came on the occasion of the 16-day campaign to combat violence against women, and the role of religious and media discourse in reducing violence against women was discussed