University of Basrah Organizes the First Chastity Festival
University of Basrah, in cooperation with the office of Representative Udai Awad Al-Tamimi, organized its first annual festival with the slogan of Fatima Al-Zahra’ , the most chastity women.
The university president said during his speech at the festival, "Holding such festivals at the university aims to emphasize a supreme Islamic value (that preserved the dignity of women and prevented them from being worthless by advertising companies), which is the value of (chastity), this value that protects women from crimes of harassment and exploitation."
He added, "Holding such festivals don’t mean that we, as university administration, impose specific values and culture on others, but rather we believe that the university is a meeting place for all religions and sects, while emphasizing the lofty values and principles urged by heavenly laws and the cultural heritage of our conservative society."
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