On behalf of Madinah Gov. Prince Abdul Aziz bin Majed, Suleiman Al-Joraish, undersecretary at the governorate, opened the first scientific forum here on Saturday morning. The forum entitled “Toward active societal participation in confronting domestic violence” concluded at the Meridian Hotel here on Sunday evening.
Prominent figures, including Dr. Abdullah Al-Tayifi, director general of health affairs in Madinah region, and Mansour Al-Nuzha, president of Taiba University, addressed the two-day event, organized by Taibah University in cooperation with the General Directorate of Health Affairs. An exhibition was also held on the sidelines of the forum.
Addressing the event, Fatima Dawood, chairperson of the organizing committee, underscored the need for joint efforts to confront domestic violence. In his speech, Al-Nuzha called the figures on domestic abuse “alarming.”
“This is an alarming figure,” he said. “We should shoulder our responsibility in bringing down this figure to the minimum.”
Two years ago, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a series of measures to confront domestic violence, including establishing societal units in various regions and conducting of public awareness programs and workshops for those who are engaged in tackling this problem.
Al-Nuzha unveiled the university’s plan to establish an academic chair to combat domestic violence.
