Her Excellency Nofa Bint Nasser, in the presence of the President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, sponsored the dialogue session entitled “Palestinian Women: A Story of Resilience,” which was organized by the University at Arar Amphitheater in the Conferences and Seminars Building. The session began with the reading of Surat Al-Fatihah for the souls of the martyrs of Jordan, Palestine, and the Arab and Islamic nations. Then Sharifa Nofa started her opening speech where she said: “When we talk about the stories of women’s steadfastness on the beloved land of Palestine in general, the Gaza Strip in particular, we are proud of the Palestinian woman of Gaza viewing her as an icon of resistance and liberation, who painted with her pure blood the mural of victory, honor, pride and national steadfastness. She is that woman who engraved a legend of victory and resistance at the gates of Gaza and raised the banners of return and pride on the walls of Jerusalem. She is the one who composed the immortal song of victory over the land of Gaza with the ink of her soul, and lit the lamps of steadfastness and sacrifice carried by the angels of Gaza”.
Sharifa Nofa reviewed images of the glory of the Gazan Palestinian woman, the maker of men, the revolution, and the national struggle, who contributed to building the Palestinian state. She emphasized that such a woman is a symbol and model of giving, sacrifice, and redemption, pointing to the unprecedented state that the Gazan Palestinian woman represents with her steadfastness on the ground. She also pointed to the Jordanian woman’s stand with her sister in Gaza, supporting her steadfastness and healing her wounds, stressing that the voice of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah is still resounding in the global conscience to stop the Zionist criminal war machine. She also pointed to Princess Salma bint Abdullah II who accompanied a crew from the armed forces in the fifth airdrop of urgent medical materials and supplies, so that the Jordanian hospital in Gaza can continue providing all types of treatment and supplies necessary to the people of Gaza after the Zionist enemy destroyed all the hospitals operating in Gaza.
For his part, Massad stressed that holding this specific dialogue session is part of a series of Yarmouk University activities supporting the steadfastness of our people in the Gaza Strip, mentioning that those people are encountering the Israeli war machine that continues committing crimes against innocent people, civilians, hospitals, places of worship, and everything related to human life. He then added that the symposium is distinguished by its emphasis on the role of the Palestinian woman in defending justice, righteousness, and truth. Massad also pointed out that Jordanians are proud in the steadfastness of the Palestinian woman as well as the positions of His Majesty King Abdullah II, who is leading an intense political, diplomatic, and humanitarian movement to pressure Israel to stop the war on Gaza and allow the delivery of humanitarian aid and food supplies in a sustainable manner. He also praised the positions of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah in supporting the Palestinian people against the Israeli enemy. Moreover, Massad expressed his pride in Her Highness Princess Salma bint Abdullah II for participating with the Royal Air Force in the fifth airdrop of urgent medical materials and supplies for the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza.
However, the session included a video showing the sacrifices and struggles of Palestinian women, prepared by students of the Palestinian community in the International Student Care Department in the Deanship of Student Affairs. On a related level, students Raghad Azoum, Dima Abu Obaid and Sally Youssef, female students of the Palestinian community studying at Yarmouk, participated in a session moderated by the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Yara Al-Nimri, where they confirmed the strength of the Palestinian woman in Gaza by recounting some of the stories of those women’s steadfastness and resistance.
On the sidelines of the session, an art exhibition of drawings about Gaza and the suffering of its people and the blatant aggression they are subjected to was held, considering that this dialogue session was jointly organized by the Deanship of Student Affairs, the Refugees, Displaced Persons, and Forced Migration Studies Center, and the Princess Basma Center for Jordanian Women’s Studies.
