Calls for unity, promoting women's role at seminar in Derik

The Democratic Islam Conference organized a dialogue seminar on Tuesday as part of its efforts to reinforce social cohesion under the slogan "Together to Build a Cohesive Democratic Society," with the participation of dozens of conference members, social and political figures, and representatives of civil society organizations, at Dijlah Center for Culture and Art in Derik city.

The seminar began with holding a minute of silence, followed by remarks from Sinan Sidosh; the head of Ahl al-Beit Association, who noted "the need to distinguish between democratic Islam, which believes that human values are the right of every citizen and protects the dignity of the people, and authoritarian Islam, which deprives people of their rights and dignity for the sake of personal interests."

Sidosh added that "through democratic Islam, we must build a foundation of affection, justice, and fraternity, combat authoritarianism based on personal interests, strengthen social cohesion, and demonstrate that democracy is the path to preserving the peoples' gains."

While the co-chair of the Democratic Islam Conference, Avin Hajji, pointed out that "women have suffered greatly from being deprived of their rights and having their identity and personality obliterated within the authoritarian society, and today the Interim Government continues on this path by not allowing women to be representative in building the state."

She continued, "Women have struggled to shape Syrian civilization, and have contributed to the education of society. Now, we are living in a state of contradiction as the Interim Government continues to suppress women's freedoms and deprive them of their rights."

Avin Hajji noted that Syria has suffered from wars and has become devastated, with women being the primary victims of the conflicts, subjected to displacement, injustice, and violations. She emphasized the necessity of Syria returning to the essence of democratic Islam built on solidarity, cohesion, and justice.

The dialogue session concluded with an open discussion among the attendees, who stressed the need for unity to achieve integration between men and women and to support the homeland by following a clear intellectual path, without discrimination between different components and ethnicities, and based on democratic principles.

ANHA