ISLAMABAD
\nPresident Dr. Arif Alvi has emphasized that women should join the workforce after completion of education for the betterment of the society. He was addressing the 12th convocation of International Islamic University in Islamabad Wednesday.
\nThe President said responsibility rests with the state to provide protection to the women against harassment at work places. Dr Arif Alvi said Hazrat Khadija (R.A) was a business woman. He also quoted the Quaid-e-Azam who emphasized to encourage women in different fields. He also gave away certificates and shields to the outstanding students.
\nSaudi Ambassador in Islamabad Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al-Malkiy, Qatari Ambassador Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, first secretary of Thailand, IIUI Pro-Chancellor Dr Ahmed Salem Muhammad Al-Ameri, Rector Dr Samina Malik and President Dr Hathal Homoud Alotaibi also attended the convocation besides other diplomats and educationists.
\n\u201cEducation is investment of this poor nation on you. If you will sit at home, this will be the loss of the nation. I want you not to give up its practical application. (However), this is the duty of the government and the nation to provide you a harassment-free working environment,\u201d the president remarked.
\nHe also called for job structures for the women which should also facilitate them keeping in view the family-related engagements of the women. Citing the example of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)\u2019s wife Hazrat Khadija, also a working business woman, the president said Islam encouraged the women to work as it was not possible to leave half of the country\u2019s population unutilised.
\nHe, who earlier awarded PhD degrees to 138 and gold medals to 71 students, congratulated the students, their parents as well as the university and teachers for their hard work. He was appreciative that girl students consisted of over half of the total 34,000 strength of the university.
\nHe advised the new graduates to welcome the knowledge without any religious biases or selection, and always remain humble and act as a knowledge-seeker. Expressing his worries about the unbridled human mentality as being practised in Gaza, the president said Muslims derived their laws from Holy Quran and the teachings of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
\nHe lauded Pope Francis\u2019 call for a ceasefire in Gaza, though the West and Israel seemed unwilling to do so. He said the world was keeping mum on the issue to serve the interests of the West which was unjustified in wake of the unprecedented barbarism being committed by the Israel against innocent Palestinians.
\nHe told the students that in the past, the decision making powers vested with the Muftis and the state\u2019s role was confined to just their appointment. Calling the new graduates \u201celite\u201d going into decision-making, President Alvi said it was their responsibility to uplift the poor and change the society.
\nLamenting the Muslims\u2019 hesitation and misinterpretation of the scientific inventions in the past, he said the second renaissance of Muslims was not possible without keeping the doors to knowledge open. The IIUI Pro-Chancellor Dr Ahmed Salem Muhammad Al-Ameri congratulated the new graduates and said by obtaining degrees, they were stepping into their practical lives.
\nThe IIU President Dr Hathal Homoud Alotaibi highlighting the 2022-26 Strategic Plan, said the university had taken multiple initiatives to modernise the teaching process and thanked the Saudi government for supporting the institution.
\nHe told the ceremony that work on Campus Management Project had been initiated to convert the varsity on electronic system and that quality department had been transformed into quality and development directorate.
\nRector Dr Samina Malik said the IIUI was imparting education in 114 professional disciplines making it one of the best institutions in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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