Protection and Social Rehabilitation Center (Aman), under the Qatar Foundation for Social Work organize an interactive meeting in cooperation with the National Committee for Human Rights entitled "Women and Family Cohesion".  The interactive meeting aims to promote family cohesion, reduce divorce, raise children in a healthy manner by reducing dependence on nannies, providing good role model, and reducing avowing a sin. Also, clarify the concept of positive freedom, the reduction of negative liberalization and the empowerment against crises by applying to limit the effects of the siege on the family in Qatar.

This meeting coincides with the celebration of International Women's Day. Aman Center chose this year the theme of women and family cohesion, as women are an important basis for family cohesion, which is consistent with the vision of Aman center in raising awareness, education, protection and rehabilitation to achieve family cohesion.

Dr. Aisha bint Yousif Al Mannai, a member of the Shura Council and professor at the Faculty of Islamic Studies at Hamad bin Khalifa University, and Dr. Rateb Nabulsi, former professor of Shari'a at Damascus University, attended the meeting which was moderated by Abdulaziz Al Ishaq, Director of the Community Awareness Department at Aman Center. The meeting was attended by a large number of people from different groups, where Aman Center in partnership with the National Human Rights Committee has launched an electronic link to register attendance and exceeded the number of registered more than 400 people from different groups, especially civil society, as lecturers have a great place and value in the social field. The meeting witnessed a large participation from the public through electronic voting of some of the questions that were raised during the meeting, which resulted from the interactive discussion. The audience voted live on- Air, and the meeting witnessed live interventions after each focus. Aman Center will also present an introductory film about the center covering of its activities.

Aisha Al-Mannai: The real empowerment is in family cohesion

Dr. Aisha bint Yousif Al Mannai said that there are some misconceptions that must be corrected. Empowerment does not mean bullying or practice power upon the man or family because the essence of true empowerment lies in the cohesion of the family and in the preservation of its unity, especially in light of the great challenges that women face today.  She added that the educational role of parents with children is very important because it constitutes the awareness of a whole generation, and provides the practical model of role model on the other hand, and stressed that the conditions created by the siege contributed in highlighting the real importance of family cohesion by all members of the family, in this crisis despite the psychological and social damage it caused.

Dr. Al Nabulsi: Islam won to empower women

Dr. Mohammad Rateb Al Nabulsi pointed out that some may believe that Islam is against empowerment, but the fact that Islam is the first to call for the empowerment of women in accordance with the rules of legality, and keen to give them their full rights,  and he called for her participation in life to achieve the legitimate interest, considering that as a social necessity, and added that what we see today of wrong practices from some people, whether to leave children for nannies or rely on maids under the pretext of self-fulfillment and empowerment is the most harmful to empowerment itself. Hence, the importance of such interactive meeting contributes to present the correct scientific concept and help to correct its path because when women achieve the real empowerment, they do not achieve it only for themselves, but for the family and the country. Therefore the positive empowerment empowers the individual, the family and the society.

Aman Center:

Protection and Social Rehabilitation Center (AMAN) was established in 2013 by Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser. It is dedicated to protect and rehabilitating children and women and reintegrating them into society. Aman Center is part of the Qatar Foundation for Social Work.

The National Human Rights Committee:

Is an official national committee with a special legal nature. It is not a governmental and not a civil society organization but a committee with permanent consultative authorities on human rights at the national level.