Universities organize solidarity vigils with the families of the martyrs of Hammoud town

The President of the University, Dr. Khaled Al-Hiyari, emphasized that the vigil expresses the grief and anger of the university family over the painful incident, and its categorical rejection of any assault on innocent, peaceful individuals. He stressed that targeting human security and safety is a flagrant assault on the human and national values that unite Jordanians, especially when the hand of treachery and betrayal extends in a cowardly, sinful act to places of worship, or targets someone performing a social duty.

He added that Jordan's strength stems from the unity of its people, the cohesion of its social fabric, and their ability to face challenges with a spirit of responsibility and solidarity, emphasizing the need to uphold societal peace and trust in state institutions to preserve the security of citizens and the stability of the homeland.

For his part, the Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Ayman Ulimat, stressed that the vigil embodies the university's stance rejecting violence and reflects the unity of the Jordanian family across its various components, united by blood, belonging, and a shared destiny under the banner of His Majesty King Abdullah II. He pointed out that Jordanians are partners in building the nation, protecting its achievements, and safeguarding its security, and that Jordan will remain resilient against anyone who dares to tamper with its stability, thanks to the awareness of its people, their cohesion, and their rallying around their leadership.

In Yarmouk, the university organized a solidarity vigil in loyalty to the souls of Jordan's martyrs at the church of Hammoud village in Karak Governorate, and in solidarity with their families and relatives.

The President of the University, Dr. Malek Al-Sharairy, affirmed that the sinful terrorist attack witnessed in Hammoud village in Karak, which targets the values of life, tolerance, and coexistence, cannot undermine the determination of Jordanians or shake their belief in their national unity. He stressed that Jordanians, across their various spectra and components, have proven throughout their history that they are like a solid structure, and that challenges only increase them in strength, cohesion, and resilience, and that national unity will remain the impenetrable fortress in confronting all attempts to sow division and create rifts in the societal fabric.

He pointed to the humanitarian and national stance of His Majesty King Abdullah II, and his initiative to visit the injured and check on them, affirming that Jordan, under its Hashemite leadership, continues its efforts in combating extremist ideology, promoting the culture of dialogue and tolerance, and protecting human security and dignity.

For his part, the Dean of the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies, Dr. Mohammad Al-Mohammad, affirmed that killing an innocent human soul represents a great injustice and severe corruption that no religion condones. He stressed that tolerant Islamic Sharia has enshrined the principle of equality among citizens, protected blood and souls, and forbidden assaults on human life and places of worship, and that such crimes contradict the teachings of religions, human values, and morals.

In their speeches during the sit-in, the heads of the student blocs expressed their strong condemnation of the terrorist crime, affirming that what befell the people of Karak is a shared national pain, and that the unity of Jordanians is not a slogan raised during crises, but rather a firm and steadfast principle of the Jordanian state's foundations, which is not subject to compromise or infringement.

In Hussein Technical University, a solidarity vigil was organized in denunciation of the terrorist attack witnessed in Karak, expressing the solidarity of the university family with the families of the martyrs and the injured, and affirming the unity of Jordanians and their rejection of all forms of violence and extremism.

The President of the University, Dr. Ismail Al-Hanti, offered condolences and sympathy to the families of the martyrs and wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured, emphasizing that what befell the people of Karak has pained all Jordanians, and that the grief experienced by the bereaved families is the grief of the entire nation, whose sons' solidarity and mutual support have always been the source of its strength in facing adversities.

Al-Hanti pointed out that targeting innocent lives on an occasion where people gather for sympathy and compassion reveals the cruelty of extremist ideology and its contradiction with the human and religious values upon which Jordanian society is founded. He stressed that such crimes will not undermine the cohesive national fabric nor change the fact that Jordanians, across their various components, are bound by firm ties of brotherhood, citizenship, and a shared destiny.

In Mutah, the university denounced during a solidarity vigil the terrorist attack that resulted in martyrs and injuries, affirming absolute rejection of all forms of violence, terrorism, and extremism, and adherence to the values of national unity, tolerance, and coexistence, which form a fundamental pillar in Jordanian society.

The President of the University, Dr. Salama Al-Naimat, affirmed that this criminal and sinful attack represents a flagrant violation of religious, human, and moral values, and an assault on the security and cohesion of Jordanian society. He stressed that targeting innocent people and places of worship is a condemned crime by all standards and cannot be justified under any pretext or rationale.

He stated that Jordan, under its wise Hashemite leadership, the awareness of its people, and their cohesion, will remain a firm model of national unity among the various components of society. He affirmed that such criminal acts will not succeed in undermining the unity of Jordanians or compromising their cohesive social fabric, which was founded on the values of love, mutual respect, and sincere belonging to the homeland.

The vigils witnessed national chants in which students expressed the unity of the Jordanian ranks, raising portraits of His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Jordanian flag, and expressive slogans in a scene that embodied loyalty to the homeland and its leadership, and solidarity with the people of Karak.