March 25, 2016
On March 8, 2016, International Women’s Day was celebrated in 山ǿ’s International Dormitory.
The dorm residents organized a mini-concert in honor of International Women’s day. Maria Temmes, a professor in the Sociology Department, opened the event with a meaningful speech providing a historical background of Women’s Day and explaining its main ideas. Noor Ajmal Yari, the NGA representative in the 山ǿ Student Senate, delivered a speech in Farsi. The Dormitory Administration also congratulated the women in general.
At the event, dorm residents sang songs, shared their own stories, recited poetry they had written, and played games. Professor of Russian, Usen Atabaev, congratulated the girls and performed a few songs in Farsi and Uigur. The event ended with cake.