Mohammed Ali Othman SchoolDemonstrates against war [Archives:2003/628/Local News]

Mohammed Ali Othman, the private school in Taiz, organized last Tuesday a demonstration supporting Iraq. Slogans expressed by students denounced war, and showed their desire to live peacefully in world without war.
The students burned American and Israeli flags and carried out a sit-in in school yard condemning the American attack against Iraq.
The union of school organized solidarity festivals with Iraq in which the students Ali Abduallah Ahmed and Husam Abdualatif Mugali had given a speech insuring that the aim of American war is to force a new military presence in Arabic region and use up Arab resources, besides gaining control on Iraq oil the second biggest reserve in the world.
Yemen Times attended the demonstration and met some students and teachers.
Esra Abdualraheem, Iraqi, the manager of the primary school said sadly “We have only to pray for Iraq to win and America to fail. This march that is being held today is expression of students responsibility towards their nation”
Abduallah Mohoub, student in 6th grade, said ” Today Iraqi students are being prevented from going to schools and we in demonstration announce our stand with Iraqi children and their right to live peacefully.”
Ahmed Shawqi, the head of students union in MAO, said “This solidarity comes as an expression of students refusal for American attack and their consolidation with their brothers in Iraq. We feel that it is our duty to do something to stop this attack that threatens our future and our dreams to have a free and honorable life. We condemn war for better future.”
He added, ” The students union, which has been established in October, 2001, is organizing this solidarity event with Iraq besides holding seminars, graduation ceremonies, bazaars.
The union will organize a bazaar in April 2.
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