In a ceremony held at the French Embassy in Beirut, the French Embassy Advisor for cultural cooperation, head of the Lebanese French Institute, Veronique Olanyon, yesterday handed the president of the Islamic University in Lebanon, Dina Mawla, the Order of Academic Palms in the rank of knight. Addressing the honoree, Olanyon said there are several reasons France recognized your distinction, notably the solid francophone background and commitment to gender equality, combined with a determination and excellence to reach them. “You are certainly an inspiration to the young generation of students,” Olanyon said. Mawla for her part, said her viewpoint of human values has contributed to the noble values represented in supporting hard working classes to learn and have access to education, because man is at the hierarchy of this mission, as she said. “I realize my current job as head of the Islamic University, Francophone universities and the Association of Arab Universities means a lot,” she said, stressing that these tasks increase my motivation to move forward to my goal and encourage me to take more risks to this end. (Al Diyar, April 17, 2019)