A symposium (On the Effects of Domestic
Violence on Children) was held at the University of Raparin.
The event, organized by The Department of Kindergarten of the
University of Raparin in collaboration with Dabran Enlightening Feminism, was
geared towards educating the youth about existing laws and framework for the
protection of women.
The seminar consisted of three
sessions: in the first session, Dr. Nicola Ashraf Namiq Shalli lecturer at Charmo
University explained the different categories of domestic violence, such as, forced
marriage, wife exchange, marriage in young age, domestic violence, and honor
killing, and the rejection of women’s formal education, etc.
Moreover, she talked
about how to both effectively prevent domestic violence and to ensure justice
for victims.
In the second session, Ari
Rafiq, a lecturer at the University of Raparin, discussed, (Psychological and
Social Impact of Domestic Violence on Children.) He demonstrated the experience
of children affected by domestic violence, and defined various terms to
identify children’s experiences of domestic violence, including: witnessing
violence; exposed to violence; experiencing direct abuse, hearing or seeing
violence; and living with domestic violence.
In the third session,
Sokh Muhammed, presented a report by Wadi Organization- a German-Iraqi NGO
titled (Female Genital Mutilation and its psychological effects on young girls.)
She said, ‘’according to
the 2017 report of
the Wadi organization, in Kurdistan this procedure has led to psychological
trauma to young children; with anxiety, panic attacks and sense of humiliation.’’