At the official invitation of Al-Farabi University and in the presence of Dr. Fatima Areis Sultan, Director of the Women's Empowerment Department at the Ministry, and in the presence of Ms. Dunya Al-Shammari, Head of the Women's Committee in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, the head of the Women's Empowerment Division, Lecturer M.M. Amal Mahmoud Ali, participated in a symposium entitled (Combating Violence against Women) on Monday, 11/13/2023. The symposium discussed the types of violence that women are exposed to in society, whether verbal or physical.