Seiyum authority in Hadhramaut cancels "TEDx"
English - Wednesday 04 November 2020 الساعة 07:00 pm
Seiyun, NewsYemen, Exclusive:
The "TEDx" organization has stopped its activities, which were to be held in Seiyun late this month, after the local authority in the valley and the desert prevented the participation of "any girl with a face exposed, and any spokeswoman who lived outside the authority of Seiyun, whether an expat or studied outside the region."
A statement by the organizer said, “We regret notifying you that after the interventions of the local authority in Hadhramaut Valley in organizing the event, the last of which is the formation of a committee that is not to review the content but to set conditions for choosing spokesmen,” such as the requirement that their place of birth and residence be exclusively in Wadi Hadhramaut and that they have not returned from countries of emigration or scholarship and other conditions ..
The global TED management decided to withdraw the license for the event to be held on November 26th.
The statement mentioned that the world organization has held TEDEX events in Yemen since 2013 in Mukalla, Sanaa, Aden and Taiz, and that the intervention of the Seiyun authority is the first.
It is noteworthy that "Dr. Khalil Bamtraf", who was appointed by presidential decree from President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi last May, is one of the most prominent figures who spoke at TEDEX Sana'a, which is an international non-profit organization that grants licenses to local events to hold conferences to exchange ideas and listen to speakers chosen by the organization.
The president of the event in Seiyun, Aisha Al-Jaidi, said that the TEDEX administration decided to withdraw the event’s license, according to an official letter from them, after the violations of the local authority in the valley and the desert.
Houthi media outlets promoted against the conference and published inflammatory images, after the provincial agent, Essam Al-Kathiri, declared his refusal to hold a conference for those he described as "immodest", in reference to the open-air speakers.
Sources revealed to "NewsYemen", that an electronic cell consisting of 7 people took over the publication and incitement, among them close to the provincial agent and others from the security staff, rumored that the event was a target for the morals of the Hadrami community, followed by a meeting headed by the representative of Hadhramaut governorate for valley and desert affairs, Issam Habrish decided to form a committee It includes a number of competent authorities to consider the content of TEDEX activities and events Bad, and their approval of the terms of the local authority, bypassing TEDEX international laws.
The attendees listened from the members of the organizing team to an explanatory explanation about the activities of the event, which is concerned with disseminating the ideas and inspiring experiences that characterized women in Wadi Hadramout, overcoming challenges and obstacles in various fields, accompanied by an exhibition of the most prominent results of the participants in the event, however, the parent organization canceled the event in refusal of the decision to run it from Before the local authority.
