Manama, September 13: A female youth activist has to repeat a semester of five courses as a punishment for distributing a statement criticising situations at the only government university — the University of Bahrain (UoB).
Noor Hussain, 22, who is also a member of the students’ councils at the UoB, distributed the printed statement on Bahraini Student Day, marked on February 25, 2009. The punishment was decided last week.
“She wasn’t the only one who distributed the statement that criticised some educational practices at the UoB, but she was the only one who received such tough punishment,” President of Bahrain Youth Society (Al Shabeeba), Hussain Oraibi, told Khaleej Times on Saturday. Oraibi, through his society which Noor is a member, urged the Minister of Education, Dr Majeed Al Nuaimi and UoB President Dr Ebrahim Janahi to reconsider the decision. The probe committee questioned Noor about her affiliation with the society.
–Agencies