Social Najat workshop in Shim (Iqlim al Kharroub) entitled: I am a woman and I have rights

Social Najat association organized in Iqlim al Kharroub a discussion seminar entitled “I am a woman and I have rights”.  The event was organized yesterday at the Shim cultural club with the attendance of Muna Farshookh (spouse of MP Mohammad Hajjar), the President of the association, Samar Shubeir Othman, and representatives of local clubs and NGOs, in addition to women from Shim and Iqlim al Kharroun.  The general secretary of the Lebanese Coalition for Protection of Families, Dr. Fatmeh Shaaban, noted in her interventions that any form of violence is not acceptable and can be stopped with prevention, namely sound education and successful family relations or through imposing penalties.  The head of the coalition, Maha Fatha, noted that there is less violence is our countries than in Westerne countries (?) adding that the local mode of education which reposes on haram and shame is the basis to decrease violence.  She insisted that the aim of her group is to protect women without affecting the unity of the family.
Source: Al-Mustaqbal 29 May 2014