Al-Hijjawi Faculty for Engineering Technology at Yarmouk University organized a panel discussion entitled “Strengthening the Role of Youth in Political Life” as part of the activities of Youth Summer 2022, with the participation of the member of the Jordanian Senate, Madallah Tarawneh, the member of the Royal Committee for the Modernization of the Political System, Dr. Laith Nasraween, the director of Muhafathati institution, Engineer Abdullah Bani Hani, and the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Muwaffaq Otoom. Madallah Al-Tarawneh said that Jordan is experiencing a new stage at the level of the political, parliamentary, and partisan work explaining that the political scene is crowded with parties and that all these parties address young people, calling on students and youth not to get involved in any party that does not present viable political programs and visions. He further stressed that with the new Parties Law of 2022, there is no longer any fear of belonging to any political party in Jordan as the Law of Parties provides people with the right to file any governmental or police violation against their own right of party affiliation. Nasraween congratulated the university youth on the occasion of the International Youth Day, noting that the message of His Majesty King Abdullah II stressed to the Chairman of the Royal Committee for the Modernization of the Political System emphasized the need to define the parliamentary work, empower youth and women, and strengthen the partisan life in Jordan. He then mentioned that the Royal Committee for the Modernization of the Political System is divided into sub-committees: a constitution committee, an election law, and a law of parties, youth, and women. Bani Hani stressed the need for youth to participate in the formulation of policies and decision-making processes, especially since the law guarantees people the right to be part of the next political stage and system. He pointed out that His Majesty, through the fourth discussion paper, emphasized that Jordanians should work together, find solutions, and be part of the next political stage heading "towards democratic empowerment and active citizenship".
