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Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, and within the framework of the 16-day campaign against violence, the Anti-Violence Against Women Unit at Alexandria University held its first educational forum in cooperation with the Alexandria University Cultural Salon at the Conference Centre of the Faculty of Nursing.
The forum was held under the supervision of Dr. Manal Fouda, Executive Director of the Unit, and the opening was attended by Dr. Sahar Sherif, Rapporteur of the Alexandria University Cultural Salon, Dr. Magda El Shazly, Rapporteur of the National Council for Women in Alexandria, Counselor Mohamed Samir, Vice President of the Administrative Prosecution Authority in Cairo, Sheikh Dr. Ibrahim El Gamal, Director General of Fatwa and Secretary of the Egyptian Family House at Al-Azhar, Father Dr. Ibrahim Zakaria, President of the Supreme Council of the Nile Synod (Evangelical Church), and a large number of deans and vice deans of faculties, faculty members and students.
The first session was moderated by Prof. Dr. Sahar Sherif, a member of the Board of Directors of the Unit and Rapporteur of the Alexandria University Cultural Salon. The session was entitled “Legislative Frameworks for Combating Violence” and was presented by Prof. Dr. Magda El Shazly, Rapporteur of the National Council for Women in Alexandria, and Counselor Dr. Mohamed Samir, Vice President of the Administrative Prosecution Authority in Cairo. The second session was about “Combating Violence and Human Nature” and was moderated by Prof. Dr. Hesham Metwally, Professor of Forensic Medicine and a member of the Board of Directors of the Unit, and was presented by His Eminence Sheikh Dr. Ibrahim El Gamal, Director General of Fatwa and Secretary of the Egyptian Family House at Al-Azhar, and Father Dr. Ibrahim Zakaria, President of the Supreme Council of the Synod of the Nile (Evangelical Church). The third session was about “Psychology of Violence” and was moderated by Prof. Dr. Sahar Issa, Professor of Forensic Medicine and a member of the Board of Directors of the Unit, and was presented by Prof. Dr. Rahab Siddiq, Dean of the Faculty of Early Childhood Education, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Reem Menisi, Acting Head of the Department of Mental Health at the Faculty of Nursing.
The forum included the screening of several short films entitled "Taa Marbuta" in addition to an interactive theatrical performance entitled "Trauma" to clarify the psychological effects of violence against women.
