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Under the patronage of the President of the University of Shatrah, Prof. Dr. Basim Abdul-Hussein Jarallah, the University's Department of Residence Halls Affairs, in cooperation with the Community Police Department in Dhi Qar Governorate, organised an awareness seminar for students of the residence halls entitled (The Causes of Electronic Blackmail, Its Social and Psychological Effects and Ways of Preventing It) today, Tuesday, 16 December 2025, in the Martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis Hall. The lecturers were researcher Wathiq Majd Haider and the Head of Reformers, Hussam Kareem Jnoon, and the seminar was moderated by Mr. Mutaz Aziz Abdul-Ridha and Ms. Zahraa Sadiq Hashim.
The seminar aimed to raise students' awareness of the dangers of electronic blackmail, explain its common causes and the negative social and psychological effects resulting from it, and introduce ways of preventing it and the proper legal mechanisms for dealing with such cases. The lecturers provided a thorough explanation supported by real-life examples, stressing the importance of digital awareness, of not being drawn in by attempts at online luring, and of reporting cases of blackmail through official channels.
At the conclusion of the seminar, the floor was opened for discussion so that students' questions could be answered, with emphasis on the University's keenness to hold such awareness events that contribute to protecting students and enhancing their intellectual and social security.
