Her Excellency Nofa bint Nasser, in the presence of Yarmouk University President Dr. Islam Massad, sponsored the university's conversation session titled "Palestinian Women: A Story of Resilience" in the Arar Amphitheater of the Conferences and Seminars Building.
The session opened with the recitation of Surat Al-Fatihah for the souls of Jordanian and Palestinian martyrs, as well as Arab and Islamic countries.
In her opening speech, Sharifa Nofa stated, "When we talk about the stories of women's steadfastness on the beloved land of Palestine in general and the Gaza Strip in particular, we speak with pride about the Palestinian woman of Gaza, as an icon of struggle and liberation," who painted the mural of victory, honor, pride, and national steadfastness with her pure blood and engraved the legend of victory and resistance on Gaza's gates. She, along with her sister, raised the banners of return and pride in the walls of Jerusalem, and with the ink of her soul, which with all honor wrote the immortal song of victory over the land of Gaza, and with her spirit clinging to the soil of the earth, lit the lamps of steadfastness and sacrifice carried by the angels of Gaza from its children in the fetuses and wombs of mothers.
She went on to say that discussing the tales of steadfastness and dads of Palestinian women makes us happy because we're talking about the gorgeous crown of the Palestinian cause: the mother who gave birth to fighters and martyrs and reared children with pride and dignity.
Sharifa Nofa examined images of the majesty of the Gazan Palestinian lady, the creator of men, the revolution, and the national battle, who helped to construct the Palestinian state. She was a symbol and model of giving, sacrifice, and redemption, pointing to the unprecedented situation that the Gaza Palestinian woman represents, with her steadfastness on the ground, to strike at its depths the roots of survival and struggle, to achieve victory and freedom, emphasizing that she is not like the women of the universe, as she is the patient fighter who believes in the justice of her cause, the educator of the Mujahideen, and the mighty mother who is no
She emphasized the Jordanian woman's stand with her sister in Gaza, supporting her steadfastness and healing her wounds, and stressed that Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah's voice is still resonating in the global conscience to put an end to the Zionist criminal war machine, standing in the trenches of truth, strongly defending the people of Gaza, and warning against the continuation of the aggression and its heinous crimes. She denounced it, pointing to Princess Salma bint Abdullah II accompanying an armed forces crew in the fifth airdrop of urgent medical materials and supplies, ensuring that the hospital could continue to provide all types of treatment and supplies to Gazans after the Zionist enemy destroyed all hospitals in Gaza.
For his part, Massad emphasized that this dialogue session is part of a series of Yarmouk University activitiesthat supportg the steadfastness of our people in the Gaza Strip, who are facing a war that has entered its third month without the Israeli war machine ceasing its crimes against innocent people, civilians, hospitals, places of worship, and everything else relevant to human life.
He said that this symposium is differentiated by recreating a key component of the Palestinian people's fight, in which women have a presence that cannot be ignored or denied, since the battle has been continuous for 75 years, from the Palestinian Nakba to the present.
Masad went on to say, "The record of the Palestinian national struggle is filled with the names of immortal women who left their clear mark on the path of this struggle, through their diligent and active participation in various fields, in order to achieve their full rights and enhance their participation, including education, health, law, economics, politics, and participation in decision-making," pointing out that Palestinian women have a prominent and significant role to play in the struggle.
He pointed out our pride as Jordanians in the steadfastness of Palestinian women, and pride in the positions of His Majesty King Abdullah II, who led and is leading an intense political, diplomatic and humanitarian movement to pressure Israel to stop the war on Gaza and allow the delivery of humanitarian aid and food supplies in a sustainable manner, just as we praise at the same time the positions of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah , whose efforts and meetings were an extension of the efforts of the country’s monarch and Her Majesty’s reference to the blatant double standards in the world and the “deafening silence” in the face of the ongoing war on Gaza, pointing out in the same context, to the efforts of Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II and his direct follow-up and supervision of Securing Jordanian aid to the strip. Massad also praised Her Highness Princess Salma bint Abdullah II, who helped the Royal Air Force deliver the fifth airdrop of critical medical supplies and resources to the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza.
Palestinian students in the International Student Care Department of the Deanship of Student Affairs produced a movie for the session that depicted the sacrifices and challenges faced by Palestinian women.
On a related level, students Raghad Azoum, Dima Abu Obaid, and Sally Youssef, female students of the Palestinian community studying at the university, confirmed during the session moderated by the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Yara Al-Nimri, with the participation of the Director of the Center for Refugee, Displaced Persons, and Forced Migration Studies, Dr. Ruba Al-Aksh, the strength of the Palestinian woman in Gaza as a steadfast and patient woman who continues
They also recounted some of the stories of Palestinian women's steadfastness and resistance in Gaza, demonstrating that their strength and steadfastness are not a spur-of-the-moment event but rather an original building block in their generous personalities, despite the fact that they are among those most affected by Israel's brutal war on the Gaza Strip.
In collaboration with the Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women's Studies and the Center for Studies of Refugees, Displaced Persons, and Forced Migration, foreign students from various university colleges participated in an art exhibition of drawings about Gaza and its people, as well as the blatant aggression they face, on the sidelines of the session.
The Deanship of Student Affairs, the Center for Studies of Refugees, Displaced Persons, and Forced Migration, and the Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women's Studies co-organized this discourse session.
