2024-10-24
The Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women’s Studies at Yarmouk University hosted Ms. Ofelie Schnobelin, the Regional Coordinator of the Human Rights-Based Approach Project from the Lutheran Union Office in Geneva, in the presence of the Center’s Director, Dr. Batool Al-Muheisen.
During the meeting, Dr. Al-Muheisen emphasized the Center’s commitment to strengthening its cooperation with various local and international organizations concerned with women’s issues. This collaboration aims to create effective partnerships that serve the advancement of women’s rights and empowerment.
During her visit, Ms. Schnobelin met with the university students from the “Advocacy Team” to discuss the team’s projects, plans, and activities, including a workshop on creative writing. She praised the team members’ outstanding performance and the topics they address.
The Advocacy Team was formed as part of the Human Rights-Based Approach Project, a collaboration between the Princess Basma enter for Jordanian Women’s Studies and the Lutheran Charity Union. The project aims to build the students’ capacities and encourage them to implement activities that advocate for women’s rights and empower them socially and economically.
The Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women’s studies, in cooperation with the Masarat Foundation for Development and progress, held the second session to continue the dialogue series on “Hate Speech and Religious Dialogue”, within the framework of the “Hate Speech and Interfaith Dialogue” project. During this session, Manthour Al-Omari , a professor from the Department of Political and International Studies at the Faculty of Arts ,gave a lecture titled: “Hate Speech and Religious Dialogue”, the lecture covered the definition of hatred, the causes of hate speech , methods to combat it , as well as religious dialogue ، its objectives, the guidelines for interfaith dialogue , and the importance of dialogue of promoting social and international peace.
2023-10-23
In cooperation with the Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women’s Studies at Yarmouk University, the first training session for female academics from Yarmouk University has started under the title “Training Female Academics on Political Party Work.” The session is conducted by female academics who were previously trained by us as part of the project “Training Female Academics on Political Party Work in Universities,” implemented by Masarat in collaboration with the King Abdullah II Fund for Development. Dr. Maram Al-Abdullah from the Language Center at Yarmouk University is training female academics from various university departments
The Lutheran Federation, in cooperation with the Princess Basma Centre for Jordanian Women's Studies at Yarmouk University, held a month-long advocacy and lobbying training and it's taken many follow-up days and training.
The training focused on strengthening the capacity of the Advocates Group in building advocacy campaigns and advocating for women's rights, as well as understanding public policies and mechanisms for enacting legislation. The training concluded with the development of a blueprint for an advocacy campaign that highlights unsafe transport issues in Irbid governorate. The next period will see the launch of this campaign through various activities aimed at improving women's rights and promoting their economic participation.
These activities are part of the rights-based approach project, from local to global, which promotes women's economic and social rights in Jordan.
The Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Womens Studies, in cooperation with the Jordanian Masarat for Development and Progress, implemented the second session to complete the dialogue sessions on 'Hate Speech and Religious Dialogue' within the framework of the 'Hate Speech and Religious Dialogue' project. During this session, Dr. Ahmed Manai from the faculty of Sharia and Islamic studies participated in an interactive lecture covering several topics: Topic 1: explaining the difference between a principle that is protected in holiness in the Qur'an and the Holy Prophetic Sunnah, among those who represent this principle, the principle is protected, sacred, and constant and does not change, but whoever represents this principle may change and act contrary to what the principle requires.Topic2: Explaining the meaning of hate speech and interfaith dialogue and Islam’s attitude to all of them, in which it was shown that Islamic discourse does not carry within it hatred for anyone wherever they are, but rather it came as a mercy to people, so it cannot be corrected for its hatred for anyone. As for interfaith dialogue, it is possible in the points that then laws and trends meet, and this meeting must be extremely responsible, far from violence and insulting and forcing the other to do what the first wants. Topic 3, citing Qur’anic and Hadith texts that indicate that the call to truth and goodness cannot be in a manner of extremism, violence, or coercion, and should be in good exhortation and debate, which is the best of cases, even though debate, as the expression suggests, may make a person develop or advance in dialogue and discussion to arguments and shouting, but the Holy Qur’an regulates this debate in the best way, and this is the approach of the Holy Qur’an and Muslims must know and emulate it.
2024-10-10
Under the patronage of Dr. Batool Al-Muheisen, Director of the Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women’s Studies, the awareness campaign titled “The Impact of Mental Health on Women in Work Environments” was inaugurated. The campaign was organized by the Center in cooperation with the International Medical Corps and the Faculty of Educational Sciences.
Participants in the campaign included Dr. Manar Bani Mustafa from the Faculty of Educational Sciences, as well as Majed Masaadeh, Hindya Al-Muqabla, Hiba Al-Jarrah, Murad Abu Jameel, Areen Nawaserah, and Nawaf and Muath Khattabeh, representatives of the International Medical Corps.
In her opening remarks, Dr. Al-Muheisen emphasized that empowering Jordanian women in all fields is the core mission of the Center, aligning with Yarmouk University’s broader mission and the Royal directives that call for supporting women to advance their communities and nation.
She highlighted the campaign’s focus on the significance of mental health for women in the workplace. She also noted that World Mental Health Day is an opportunity for health organizations and governments to enhance mental health policies, provide support for individuals facing mental health challenges, and improve the quality of mental health care services.
Dr. Al-Muheisen added that this global occasion encourages individuals to seek help when needed and raises awareness that mental health is an integral part of overall health, essential for achieving a balanced and healthy life.
Dr. Bani Mustafa addressed the importance of mental health, noting that two crucial life choices are work and marriage. She emphasized the relationship between work and mental health, as work occupies a significant portion of one’s life.
Majed Masaadeh mentioned that October 10 was designated as World Mental Health Day to highlight women’s roles as mothers, educators, and workers, as well as the psychological pressures and challenges they face at home and work.
Murad Abu Jameel explained the mechanisms of the International Medical Corps, which aim to improve the quality and accessibility of primary healthcare in Jordan by supporting local clinics and organizations. The organization also works to enhance mental health and social well-being by ensuring coordinated evidence-based programs and better access to community mental health services for women and children.
Hiba Al-Jarrah discussed the establishment of the Medical Corps branch in 2008, focusing on improving quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacities across Jordan. She also elaborated on stress and coping mechanisms, comparing them to antibiotics in how they address challenges.
The topic of psychological first aid was introduced by Al-Rifa’i, who explained its role in building trust between the therapist and the patient, which is fundamental to the healing process from start to finish.
Areen Nawaserah addressed the psychological impact on women with mentally ill children, such as those with autism, and how this affects their work environment.
Hindya Al-Muqabla discussed the stigma surrounding mental health, describing it as a set of negative beliefs and social perceptions about individuals with mental health conditions, often leading to discrimination and marginalization.
Lastly, Muath Khattabeh highlighted the Relax application, a comprehensive mental health tool available on mobile devices through the Play Store. It allows users to connect with specialists anonymously to benefit from their expertise.
Princess Basma Center for Jordanian women Studies in cooperation with the Jordanian Masarat for Development and Progress, implemented its dialogue sessions within the project of "Hate Speech and Interfaith dialogue". During the session, DR. Nisreen Abdullah from the Faculty of Media has participated in a lecture entitled: Hate Speech and responses from an ethical, psychological and communicative perspective. In the presence of some students from the Faculty of media. The most important topics of the lecture: hatred is a form of violence that is practiced by a human to himself before others. The strongest will be capable to manage situations in the most civilized manner. Media, family and friends are influential in the personality. Justice and logic are the basis of communication and work.
