The songs of concerts for university graduates terrify the Houthi militia
English - Sunday 13 December 2020 الساعة 10:20 am
Sanaa, NewsYemen, Exclusive:
The Houthi militia has arrested dozens of graduates of a private college in the capital, Sanaa, prior to their organizing a celebratory event to mark their graduation. University students in Yemen used to organize it at their own expense to celebrate the completion of their university studies and their embarkation on practical life.
On Thursday, the militia - Iran's arm in Yemen - prevented students from the German College of Medical Sciences and Technology from organizing a graduation ceremony for one of the college’s students, and took dozens of students on military patrols to unknown destinations.
According to student and local sources in the Al Sabeen district of the capital Sana'a, I spoke to (NewsYemen), the Houthi militia closed Al-Nukhba hall, which was equipped to organize the party, and dispersed dozens of students' relatives and their families who had come to share their children's joy.
The Houthi militia justified its measures, which were described as repressive, with what it said was a "prohibition of boys and girls gathering," which the Houthi militia claims causes "delaying victory" according to the group's beliefs and myths.
The college administration confirmed that the concert's paragraphs were free of any paragraphs that violated Islamic morals, values, morals and teachings, while the students of the decision were considered arbitrary, and it comes in the context of suppressing public freedoms.
In a related context, an official document revealed that the Houthi militia stipulates that the names of the graduation payment and the objectives of the graduation ceremonies be framed within a (sectarian - sectarian) framework for those who wish to organize such events, on the condition that such events be held on the university campus, and what enables the militia to politically exploit the event and employ its slogans in the context of its wars and myths.
Commenting on the incident, the social researcher, Nabil Al-Faqih, considered that the Houthi militia banned graduation ceremonies on the pretext of mixing and music, and considered these measures to reflect political and intellectual concerns of the group, after recent graduation ceremonies went to chant patriotic songs and uphold the values of the revolution and the republic and the spirit of struggle in the hearts of youth and university graduates.
