Mechanical Engineering Department organizes an awareness seminar entitled (The phenomenon of harassment of women, its causes, and ways to address it)

Under the patronage of the President of the University of Technology, Professor Dr. Ahmed Muhammad Al-Ghaban, and under the supervision of the Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Professor Dr. Mohsen Hamza Nouri, and within the cultural and scientific activity of the department and in cooperation with the Women’s Affairs Unit and the Division of Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance - Office of the University President, the department organized an awareness symposium on (the phenomenon of harassment of women, Its causes and ways to treat it) delivered by Professor Dr.Haneen Rashid Majeed in the presence of faculty members in the university department and its employees in Dr. Munir Al-Muzaffar Hall.

The lecture clarified the definition of harassment as aggressive behavior carried out by a person who intends to attack the dignity and freedom of the victim woman without her consent, and touched on the phenomenon of electronic harassment, which began to spread through electronic media since the beginning of the Internet, including Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter...etc. As for the law, the legislator did not mention The Iraqi government gave a specific definition of harassment in light of the effective amended Iraqi Penal Code No. 111 of 1969, but allocated articles (400-401-402) to it under the name (crimes against modesty), setting penalties of up to three or six months’ imprisonment or for a period not exceeding one year or A small financial fine if the assault was verbal, and the penalty in the case of sexual assault under the first paragraph of Article 393 is aggravated by life imprisonment or temporary imprisonment for anyone who has intercourse with a woman without her consent, and it is an aggravating circumstance if the victim is under eighteen years of age or if the perpetrator is an employee or person in charge. Public service, clergy, or doctors.

The symposium concluded with the presentation of a certificate of appreciation for the lecture by Professor Dr. Mohsen Nouri, Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department, in appreciation of her efforts in holding the symposium.