On Monday 28 Rabi` Al-Awwal, 1441 A.H., the events of the "My Protection" Forum, organized by the Vice Presidency of Female Student Affairs, Umm Al-Qura University, in conjunction with the "16 Days Campaign to Combat Violence Against Women" were held. Scientific sessions were held and working papers were presented by academic researchers in the presence of specialized representatives of the governmental and private sectors.

In her speech, the UQU Vice President for Female Student Affairs, Dr. Sarah bint Omar Al-Khuli, stressed the social responsibility of all parties concerned of addressing the types and causes of violence, by effecting awareness programs and forums and enriching them with various scientific sessions and discussions, to educate university employees and students about the status of women and their central role in society.

The Deputy Director of the Islamic Studies Research Center in the Deanship of Scientific Research, Dr. Afnan Talmisani, explained the concept of violence from juristic and legal perspectives, noting its direct association with exploitation and abuse in all its forms, and emphasizing the role of religious motivation and knowledge of the legal rulings as regards building the family and maintaining its stability.

The Vice Dean of the College of Education, Dr. Abeer Al-Sabban, discussed some therapeutic methods used to urge children exposed to scenes of violence in all its forms to break the silence, and disclose the events and quarrels they have seen clearly without repeating them, and encourage them to acquire new patterns of behavior that will help them understand the causes of violence.

Dr. Talha Fadaaq, Associate Professor of the Social Services Department, reiterated the types of violence and its repercussions on various psychological, health, social and economic aspects, based on the methods used and the wrong practices committed against women, both physical and verbal.

During the student panel discussion, a group of students discussed the manifestations of cyber violence as a phenomenon whose risks have grown so much worse that they have become instrumental in the suffering of the digital generation, due to their heavy reliance on smart devices and modern technologies. As a result, this digital generation could be easily led to bullying, cyber blackmail and identity theft.

On the sidelines of the forum, the UQU Vice President for Female Students Affairs, Dr. Sarah bint Omar Al-Khuli, inaugurated the exhibition accompanying the event, with the participation of the UQU students who portrayed images of violence and its various forms with drawings that tell silent stories of the suffering of battered women.