Future Movement honors women pioneers in the North

The Women’s Sector of the Future Movement organized a ceremony in tribute to women pioneers in the social field. The event which was held to commemorate International Women’s Day took place in Rawdat al Faihaa High School in Tripoli, in the presence of the Future Movement Secretary, Ahmad Al Hariri, Assistant Coordinator for Organizing Affairs in Tripoli’s Coordinating Committee, Fadil Adhami, Future Bloc members, Khaled Zahraman and Kassem Abdel Aziz, the spouse of Former PM Saad Al Hariri’s Advisor of Northern Affairs, Rula Kabara, the spouse of Political Bureau Member in the Future Movement, Fatmeh Al Murad and many other social and educational public figures as well as representatives of trade unions. 

Dr. Zalfa Al Ayoubi from Green Koura Association stressed the need to empower women and to give them equal rights in order to achieve the objectives of the post 2015 development plan. She noted: “Women represent half of the society and partners of men in the process of sustainable development.” Dr. Hind Al Sufi from Tripoli Al Fayhaa Association for her part said, “On Women’s Day, we normally carry out a self-critique and a review to assess what we accomplished and what is still ahead,” adding, that successes were recorded in the enactment of new laws, while noting that women are still far away from national decision making processes. For her part, Chairperson of Hosn al Karam Association in Diniyeh, Fatma Jamal, stressed that women of Diniyeh and contrary to common believe, are not marginalized or illiterate, but have high self- esteem and confidence, adding that women are often behind the work success of their spouses.  Closing the event, media person Josette Moawwad from Zghorta, underlined the big influence of women in various economic, political and social fields, especially when they are granted the opportunity for self-expression and for revealing their capacities.

(Source: Al-Mustaqbal, March 14, 2015)