With the participation of several academics, the Human Rights Unit at the College of Information Technology held a workshop entitled “Cultural Specificity and the Universality of Human Rights,”
presented by Ms. Nihad Omar Rashid, on Monday, February 16, 2026.
The workshop focused on training participants in critical analysis skills to reconcile societal traditions with the requirements of universal human rights, emphasizing the importance of understanding rights as a global framework that respects, rather than negates, cultural diversi







