Preserving Heritage Means Securing the Future, Says Princess Haifa, Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative To UNESCO
New Age Islam News Bureau
5
Jul 2020
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Preserving Heritage Means Securing the Future, Says Princess Haifa, Saudi
Arabia’s Permanent Representative To UNESCO
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Saudi Arabia Names Woman, Dr Jinan Al Omran, Head of Drug Logistics, In Yet
Another First
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Women to The Fore as CFA Society Saudi Arabia Votes in New Board
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Egyptian Women’s Council to Investigate Sexual Predator Case
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Egypt Arrests Alleged Serial Sexual Predator
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Protests Held Across Israel As Violence Against Women Continues
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Minister Stands Up for Saudi Woman Inventor — A Victim of Cyberbullying
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Pandemic Affecting Women's Earning In Pakistan
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Preserving
Heritage Means Securing the Future, Says Princess Haifa, Saudi Arabia’s
Permanent Representative To UNESCO
July
05, 2020
Princess
Haifa bint Abdul Aziz Al-Muqrin, the Kingdom’s permanent representative to
UNESCO said there was a shared belief that education was a ‘right for everyone,
that preserving heritage means securing the future.’ (Supplied)
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PARIS:
Princess Haifa bint Abdul Aziz Al-Muqrin, the Kingdom’s permanent
representative to UNESCO, said that changes can only be faced with global
efforts to achieve the common goals of promoting peace, building cultural
bridges between nations, and empowering societies to guarantee a better future.
Saudi
Arabia recently participated in the 209th session of the UNESCO Executive
Council at the agency’s Paris headquarters. The Kingdom was represented at the
session by Princess Haifa and a team of 26 Saudi experts from different sectors
that have activities related to the scope of UNESCO’s work, such as education,
culture, energy, environment, and training.
Princess
Haifa said: “Despite our different cultures and languages, we share our belief
that education is a right for everyone, that preserving heritage means securing
the future, and that innovation and science are the bridge that will pull us
out of this pandemic the world today is living.”
She
said that the Kingdom supported African countries and was ready to share its
experiences in various UNESCO fields, in addition to supporting action plans
related to developing islands as one of its priorities in exchanging
experiences, especially since the Kingdom is one of the most advanced countries
in the world in the field of water desalination.
Reference
was made to the Kingdom’s support for international growth and stability
through the G20 presidency, specifically with regard to ensuring the continuity
of education in crises, the continuation of efforts to achieve climate
adaptation worldwide, and solidarity with the members of the G20 in fighting
the COVID-19 pandemic.
As
a member state of the UNESCO Executive Council, Saudi Arabia is at the 209th
session to discuss international issues related to the fields of education,
science and culture. These will be evaluated and decided upon, and the
executive decisions assigned to them will be voted on, in cooperation with the
council’s member states.
The
Kingdom’s participation in the meetings of the UNESCO Executive Council also
comes as part of its permanent presence in the international cultural and
educational organization since its foundation in 1946.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1700166/saudi-arabia
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Saudi
Arabia Names Woman, Dr Jinan Al Omran, Head of Drug Logistics, In Yet Another
First
July
05, 2020
Samir
Salama
Abu
Dhabi: Saudi Arabia has appointed Dr Jinan Al Omran as director of Supply and
Logistics in Prince Sultan Military Medical City, becoming the first woman
appointed to lead logistics in the vertical.
Dr
Jinan Al Omran, expressed her pride in her appointment as the first Saudi woman
on this site, and told Okaz the state has overcome all difficulties for women
to assume responsibilities in all areas of construction, stressing its
intention to work with colleagues in the Supply and Logistics Department to
achieve the aspirations of the leadership.
Al
Omran revealed a package of short and long-term plans to improve the supply
chain of medicines, medical and surgical materials, and non-medical materials,
whether in transportation, storage, packaging, distribution, reverse transport
and all logistical services, and raise their efficiency, developing the
services provided to the facility, ensuring the supply chain localisation and
focusing on supporting digital transformation.
“These
goals will only be achieved with team spirit, development of all skills, and
strengthening mechanisms for developing the performance of management that I
aspire to be the perfect model among the catering and logistics departments in
all sectors,” Al Omran said.
On
the growth of logistics services in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, Al Omran
said that the logistics industry is the backbone of global trade, and according
to economic studies, the value of the logistics industry exceeds 750 billion
dollars annually in the world, as it is one of the most developed areas during
the last decade by up to 40%. It also employs between 15% and 20% of the
workforce in developed countries, hence the interest in it within the Vision
2030 strategy.
Al
Omran added that the logistical sector was able to withstand economic shocks,
as the country attached great importance to developing the sector within its
vision.
The
Director of Supply and Logistics in Prince Sultan Medical Military City called
for appointing women leaders in catering, supply chains and logistics services,
as it is a promising field that accommodates every diligent and ambitious
talents of both sexes without exception.
She
added, “The aspirations of the Saudi citizen have no limits. We, as women, are
part of the ambitious nation. We have a passion to work together, to keep pace
with aspirations to achieve the best.”
On
her most important project, she said, it is continuous development and
benefiting from abroad to achieve the desired goals, whether through training courses
or access to experiences, expertise or partnerships.
https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/in-yet-another-first-saudi-arabia-names-woman-head-of-drug-logistics-1.72417994
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Women
to The Fore as CFA Society Saudi Arabia Votes in New Board
July
1, 2020
RIYADH
— The CFA Society Saudi Arabia, a member of the Chartered Financial Analyst
(CFA) Institute global network of societies, elected a new board with three
women joining the ranks of the nine-member board.
The
2020 elections saw women CFAs to the fore with a record number of 28 nominees
and another record number of 164 members voting.
The
voting was conducted online, due to COVID-19 social restrictions, and proxy
voting was not considered for 2020 elections. Voting closed at 5 p.m. KSA time
on Sunday (June 28). The voters had to pick 9 out of 28 nominees. — SG
https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/594995/SAUDI-ARABIA/Women-to-the-fore-as-CFASaudi-votes-in-new-board
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Egyptian
women’s council to investigate sexual predator case
July
4, 2020
Egypt’s
National Council for Women (NCW) announced Saturday that it had filed a report
with the Public Prosecution to investigate allegations from an Instagram page
by women claiming that a young man from a rich family had harassed, assaulted
and even raped them.
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Egypt’s
National Council for Women (NCW) announced Saturday that it had filed a report
with the Public Prosecution to investigate allegations from an Instagram page
by women claiming that a young man from a rich family had harassed, assaulted
and even raped them.
The
page was started earlier this month to compile evidence against the suspect,
22-year-old Ahmed Bassem Zaki, with his victims listing their testimonies of
the violations he committed against them.
The
NCW said that the page has thousands of followers and features the messages
Zaki sent out in order to threaten his victims.
The
allegations began in 2018, according to the Instagram group, when a student
from the American University in Cairo reported that Zaki was harassing her and
her friends.
The
case ballooned when over 50 other people admitted they had uncomfortable
encounters with him, eventually leading to the formation of the group which
lists Zaki as having harassed and assaulted around 150 girls, including minors.
The
NCW said it had received numerous calls from the victims about their
experiences with Zaki, who blackmailed them with messages, images and video
clips to prevent them from reporting him to the authorities.
The
victims urged the authorities to protect their privacy so that they can safely
cooperate with the police and the public prosecutor.
The
NCW stated that it is competent by law to examine all complaints regarding
violations of women’s rights, and refer them to the relevant authorities.
It
appealed to all victims to file a case against Zaki so that he can receive
judgement, and serve as an example to those who would seek to harm women.
The
NCW also announced the readiness of the Women’s Complaints Bureau to provide
the necessary legal and psychological support to Zaki’s victims, ensuring the
confidentiality of any complaints and information received by the office.
The
American University in Cairo said earlier this month that the accused is no
longer an AUC student, and that he left in 2018. The university stressed that
its policies do not tolerate sexual harassment and that it is committed to
maintaining a safe environment for all members of the university’s community.
The
Instagram page urged victims to report their testimonies, stressing that their
identities will remain anonymous.
https://www.egyptindependent.com/egyptian-womens-council-to-investigate-sexual-predator-case/
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Egypt
Arrests Alleged Serial Sexual Predator
July
04, 2020
CAIRO:
Egyptian authorities on Saturday arrested a man who allegedly sexually abused
dozens of girls and women, in a case that has sparked outrage online, a
security source said.
Allegations
have been widely circulating on social media since Wednesday detailing horrific
sexual abuse and related blackmail suffered by women at the hands of the same
man.
One
allegation claimed that he attempted to abuse a 14-year-old girl.
“The
person accused of harassing the girls has been arrested and will be facing the
prosecution following the allegations carried on social media,” the security
source said.
“Those
affected should submit formal reports of the harm they endured,” the source
added.
The
source did not identify the suspect.
According
to the social media reports, the first of which was published on an Instagram
account, the abuse had been going on since at least 2018.
Trending
hashtags carrying the alleged abuser’s name widely circulated on Twitter and
Facebook, urging government action.
Egypt’s
National Council for Women (NCW) lodged an official complaint with the public
prosecutor to investigate the allegations on Saturday.
“The
NCW has followed the social media account on Instagram, which was launched by
girls and women complaining that a man raped some of them and sexually
assaulted and harassed others,” it said on Facebook.
It
also said that several victims, who reached out to the council, recounted that
the man “blackmailed and threatened to defame them using photos and clips
documenting his heinous crimes.”
The
council urged the women to submit official complaints to the prosecutor.
Some
online reports suggested the perpetrator was a university student.
The
American University in Cairo acknowledged the suspect had studied there but
said he left the university in 2018.
He
“is not a current student at the American University in Cairo,” a statement
said.
Sexual
harassment is highly prevalent in Egypt.
United
Nations surveys have found that most Egyptian women have been subject to
harassment, ranging from catcalling to pinching and groping.
Egyptian
authorities have criminalized sexual harassment since 2014, but many women
complain that the problem remains rampant.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1700056/middle-east
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Protests
held across Israel as violence against women continues
JULY
5, 2020
Rallies
took place in 13 cities across Israel on Saturday to protest against the
murders of a number of women this year, after a women was murdered last week in
a domestic violence incident, becoming the 13th woman murdered this year in
Israel.
One
of the rallies took place in Taibe, where WafaMasarwa was murdered last week.
"WafaMasarwa
was the 13th woman murdered since the beginning of the year," tweeted
Joint List MK Aida Touma-Sliman. "The coronavirus crisis is intensifying
social hardships - and together with them, violence against women. The
government must immediatly increase social services, finally fund the plan to
fight violence and do everything in order to prevent the next murder."
"The
murder of women is just the tip of the iceberg, and beneath the surface are
thousands of cases of violence against women that aren't handled by the police
and welfare," said Joint List MK OferCassif, according to Walla news.
"For every woman murdered there are thousands who suffer from abuse and
violence."
"While
the social workers are on the brink of a justified strike to save the welfare
system, this is the moment for the disconnected government to connect to
reality and to fund the plan to prevent abuse and violence against women,"
added Cassif. "The guilty are the abusers, the beaters and the murderers,
but the responsibility is on the Israeli government.
Joint
List MKs Ahmad Tibi, Sondos Saleh and Osama Saadi were present at the rally in
Taibe as well.
Masarwa,
40, was stabbed to death on Thursday by her husband during an argument between
the two, according to Walla. She tried to run away from him and collapsed in
the stairwell. Their five year old daughter witnessed the murder and called the
neighbors to the scene.
The
husband admitted to the murder before the Magistrates Court in Petah Tikva,
saying "We have nothing. There was a little money and look what I did. I
don't know what happened, I didn't do it on purpose. I'm not escaping, I need
compassion," according to Walla.
In
the past four months, three women have been murdered in Taibe. The budget for
the plan to fight violence against women has been held back since the plan was
approved in 2017.
Last
week, the Abraham Initiatives organization released the Personal Security Index
report, analyzing crime and violence in Arab-Israeli society. 65% of people
killed in Israel in 2019 were Arab citizens.
“Our
understanding is that violence and crime is the outcome, the manifestation, of
a systematic neglect and discrimination and underdevelopment of the Arab
community and Arab citizens in Israel for many decades,” Abraham Initiatives
co-CEO Amnon Be’eri-Sulitzeanu told The Jerusalem Post.
After
more than a year of requesting that an interministerial committee be formed to
address the violence and crime in Arab-Israeli communities, the findings of the
Personal Security Index were presented on Monday for the first time at the
Committee Tackling Crime in Arab Society, headed by Joint List MK Mansour
Abbas.
Last
year, Arab-Israelis conducted a series of protests and strikes against
government and police failure to deal with violence in Arab communities.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/protests-held-across-israel-as-violence-against-women-continues-633897
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Minister
stands up for Saudi woman inventor — a victim of cyberbullying
July
04, 2020
Samir
Salama
Abu
Dhabi: Standing up for a victim of bullying, Saudi Minister of Communications
and Information Technology, Abdullah Al Sawah, phoned Aisha Al Saqqaf after she
was bullied on social media following publication of information about a new
vending machine for masks and gloves. “We are proud of you, creative,” Al Sawah
told Al Saqqaf.
Al
Saqqaf said: “I faced bullying from some trolls, and received criticism about a
Saudi-made project that I invented.”
Al
Saqqaf said she was a sponsored student in Malaysia with her husband, and
developed a number of customised self-service and vending devices. “I created
many self-service devices to sell single-use batteries for mobile phones, masks
and gloves, and prayer rugs,” Al Saqqaf added.
Danger
at the click of a button
On
her exposure to bullying, Al Saqqaf said, “In the age of the internet, the
opportunity to bully others has become easier, whereby harassment can take
place at the click of a button and reach a wider audience.
“It
was a difficult day for me as I watched my effort over the past three years
collapse before me, until one of the followers alerted me that most bullies
were from fake accounts, some of them from outside Saudi Arabia, and their goal
was to thwart projects and aspirations of Saudi youth.”
She
thanked the minister of communications for his support, “which has proven to
everyone that there is no country like Saudi Arabia in its support for creative
persons”.
Well-being
of young people
Cyberbullying
or harassing someone on the internet is a faceless evil, which is fast becoming
a growing threat for teenagers and can do irreparable damage to the mental
health and well-being of young people.
It
involves using technology through cell phones and the internet to harass, bully
or shame another person. It can take the form of sending threats and negative
messages to a person’s email account or cell phone, spreading rumours online,
sending sexually explicit messages or visuals or circulating sexually
suggestive material about a person without his or her consent.
Al
Saqqaf expressed her ambition to establish a Saudi factory that exports smart
services to the world, develop the financial technology sector and create an
attractive platform for investment.
Al
Saqqaf affirmed: “Saudi women are capable innovators and inventors. They only
need support and encouragement so that they can be an effective building block
in society, as they are no less talented than anyone.”
https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/minister-stands-up-for-saudi-woman-inventor--a-victim-of-cyberbullying-1.72407763
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Pandemic
affecting women's earning in Pakistan
July
05, 2020
PESHAWAR:
The Aurat Foundation, a non-governmental organisation working for women's
rights in Pakistan, has said that the coronavirus has severely affected women
in the country, both in labour and domestic businesses.
"Incidents
of violence rose unprecedentedly," said Yasmeen Mughal, the project
officer of 'Jazba' programme, while addressing the closing ceremony of a
two-day training workshop on women's participation in the political process and
local government system in Quetta jointly organised by the Aurat Foundation and
the South Asia Partnership.
Mughal
said that the coronavirus has severely affected women involved in economic
activities in Pakistan and significant steps were needed to rehabilitate them
at the government and non-governmental levels, otherwise millions of
middle-class families in the country would be at an economic disadvantage.
“They
will be forced to live below the poverty line and the monster of poverty in the
country will further increase,” she said, adding that the Aurat's Foundation
and the South Asia Partnership have all available resources for the welfare and
development of women in Pakistan.
"The
two organisations will take joint steps for effective participation of women in
the economic and political process at the district level under the Jazba
project, while special attention will be paid to legislation for women's
individual and constitutional rights," she added.
On
the occasion, Allauddin Khilji, the regional director of Aurat Foundation,
Quetta, said that a society free from violence can guarantee sustainable
development.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2253398/pandemic-affecting-womens-earning-in-pakistan
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