Dar Al-Hekma University launched its sixth Model United Nations (MUN) conference over the weekend, with the three-day event focusing on the theme "The Light of Justice: A Glowing Torch or a Burnt Out Flame?" "Creativity is a muscle that our students at Dar Al-Hekma University get to train throughout the educational journey. Clubs like Dar Al-Hekma University's MUN are an integral part of the educational process because they give students practical experience that fosters creativity and sharpens their overall personality growth," university's president Suhair Hassan Al-Qurashi said. The club has conducted bimonthly workshops since the start of the year to prepare members for the conference. The club also conducted a one-day intensive workshop a week before the opening for all delegates to have an understanding of the rules and regulations. The MUN at Dar Al-Hekma began in 2007 and now has over 150 members. It offers students a chance to replicate and learn the working of the United Nations General Assembly, Security Council, and other bodies. "This year, we proudly challenge our own records and host 279 delegates belonging to 27 schools and universities from all over Jeddah and several other countries," Chaman Rahim, the club founder, said. "None of this would have been possible without the management's support and the secretariat's perseverance." One of the university's banking and finance students, Muntaha Syed, was the secretary general for this year's conference. "My secretariat and I are committed to providing a platform to students to educate themselves about world issues and the work of the United Nations through cooperation and diplomacy," Syed said. This year the conference included five UN committees: the General Assembly, Human Rights Council, Historical Cabinet, World Health Organization and ECOSOC. Delegates, representing a certain country, were assigned to one of these committees to debate a variety of topics such as political and economic development in Africa, eradicating ethnic cleansing and genocides, abolition of slavery in America and the rights of African-Americans after emancipation.
