The QC lecture was attended by 40 women.
QC lecture focuses on women’s rights in Islam
The Qatar Charity (QC) Centre for Social Development, Al Rayyan women’s branch, has hosted an educational lecture titled “Aggression against Women” in co-operation with the Protection and Social Rehabilitation Centre.
The lecture was attended by 40 women, QC said in a press statement.
Ali Ibrahim al-Ghareeb, programmes and centres director at the Local Development Executive Management in QC, said: “The exclusive lecture comes as part of the implementation of plans on co-operation with local community institutions and aims to raise awareness among mothers and girls about the importance of women’s rights in Islam. It also aims to shed light on the role Qatar in providing the required protection through specialised centres such as the Protection and Social Rehabilitation Centre.”
Among the participants of the event were Dr Ahmed al-Farajabi, Shariah expert at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, and Zeinab al-Mahmoud, in co-operation with the Protection and Social Rehabilitation Centre.
The lecture commenced with a speech by al-Mahmoud.
She introduced the role of the Protection and Social Rehabilitation Centre and the importance given by Qatar towards protecting the rights of women and children.
She also spoke on the Islamic perspective towards the issue.
Meanwhile, Dr al-Farajabi urged mothers to raise their children well and not to resort to aggression while raising them.
At the end of the lecture, the Shariah expert extended his gratitude and said: “I would like to thank all our virtuous sisters at the Qatar Charity Centre for Social Development – Al Rayyan women’s branch and the management of the Protection and Social Rehabilitation Centre for this activity, which aimed to explain our Islamic religion’s approach towards protecting women from all types and forms of aggression.”
The lecture was characterised by the women’s interactions and interest in attending the event right until the end to benefit from the information shared on the occasion.
Within the framework of its future activities, the Qatar Charity Centre for Social Development – Al Rayyan women’s branch aims to provide a number of distinguished programmes and national campaigns in the final quarter of 2016.
