Inkulumo Ephethe: Bahia Baha'a Elddine Hariri

Isikhathi sokuqhakaza kweLebanon ngo-1997 savela njengongqongqoshe ongasekho uRafik Hariri. Ngaye nomndeni wakhe, iParis eyake yaba yiMpumalanga Ephakathi, eyacekelwa phansi amashumi eminyaka empi yombango, yabuya yaphila. Ngemuva kokukhethwa kabusha kwakhe esikhundleni sokuba nguNdunankulu, u-Hariri wanika iLebanon ukuphakamisa ubuso okukhulu kanye nesibhamu esasidingeka kakhulu engalweni: isiqalo senhlalonhle yezomnotho, ezokuvakasha ngokwabelana ingcebo yakhe. Kwenza imigwaqo yedolobha i-Beirut yacwebezela ngasekupheleni kwawo-90 futhi ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane, okuwuphawu lokuthi ukwakhiwa kwesizwe kwase kudlule impi yombango yeminyaka engu-15 yama-70s.

Isisa esiphanayo kanye nezifundo zobuholi obusebenzayo ngegazi le-Hariri. Udadewabo ka-Hariri, u-Bahia Baha'a Elddine Hariri, waba umgqugquzeli oyinhloko wenqubekelaphambili kanye nezwi lokuthula. Kungase kube ukubukela phansi ukumethula njengengane yakubo kandunankulu - ngoba naye waba ngumuntu obalulekile kuhulumeni oqine ngokwanele ukuthi angaphinde ahlele kabusha isiphetho seLebanon.

Ngahlangana naye okokuqala eCairo kuGlobal Economic Forum lapho akhuluma khona nochwepheshe be-IT emhlabeni okuhlanganisa nosihlalo we-Ignite.com uNeil Bush, umfowabo kaMongameli waseMelika uGeorge W. Bush. Ukuba khona kuka-Bahia Hariri kwenza izihlwele zathula ngesikhathi ezwakalisa ukuzethemba engafuni lutho ngaphandle kwenhlonipho nokwesaba okukhulu. Ngamangala ngendlela abamba ngayo ithimba labacwaningi mabhuku bengawuvali umlomo njengoba belalelisisa isicelo sakhe sokufundisa intsha nokwenza bonke bakwazi ukufunda ngamakhompiyutha. Khona-ke eLebanon, ngandiza ukumhlangabeza. Sahlala phansi ndawonye endaweni yakhe yokuhlala kanokusho yaseSaida eBeirut.

Iphothifoliyo kaNkk. Hariri, okungenani ukuyichaza, iyamangalisa. Ihlanganisa amakhasi angekho ngaphansi kwamahlanu we-bio, asevele efingqiwe ukuze ayifunde kalula. Ubambe izikhundla eziningana okuhlanganisa neNxusa Lokuthakasela I-UNESCO, isekela ePhalamende laseLebanon, inhloko yeKomidi LePhalamende Lezemfundo ePhalamende laseLebanon, ilungu leKomidi LePhalamende Lamalungelo Ezingane, ilungu leKomidi LePhalamende Lezindaba Zangaphandle LaseLebanon, iphini likamongameli weKomidi Labesifazane ku-Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, inhloko yenhlangano engekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni i-Lebanese Scouts, iNhloko yenhlangano engekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni i-Culture and Environment, iphini likamongameli weKomidi Labesifazane ku-Arab Inter-parliamentary Union, phakathi evelele kakhulu. Lena kwakuyinguqulo efushanisiwe; idosi liqhubeke njalo.

Ubeyisikhulumi esiqavile kanye nomqalisi wezithangami eziningi zabesifazane base-Arab ezihanjelwe ama-Arab First Ladies, ongqongqoshe besifazane namaLungu ePhalamende, nezinhloko zezinyunyana zabesifazane. U-Bahia Hariri uthathe inselele yokuvikela usizi lodadewabo abangama-Arab. Ugcizelele emihlanganweni ukubaluleka kokusebenzisana namaphalamende esifundeni sama-Arab ikakhulukazi odabeni lokuqashwa. Lapho amaphalamende ekugcineni evala izandla, waphumelela njengenhloko yekomidi lenyunyana yamaPhalamende e-Arab.

Uthe: “Abesifazane bawumgogodla womphakathi wanamuhla, injini yomndeni nomphakathi. Sibhekene nenkinga yokuthi abesifazane bama-Arab bahlushwa izinkinga ezimbalwa ezenza buthaka izinhlaka zethu zezenhlalo nezombusazwe. Abesifazane ababona nje abathengi bezitayela nezimonyo noma izidalwa ezizwelayo ezingakwazi ukuthatha izinqumo. Izinkinga zabesifazane azigcini kumyeni nezingane kuphela. Izinkinga eziningi zidalwa wubudedengu babesifazane abahlala ezindaweni ezihlwempu, ezisemakhaya.” Ukukhathazeka kwakhe ngezinto ezikhathaza abantu besifazane kwamqhubela ekubeni anikele ngamandla kanye nesikhathi emithethweni evikela amalungelo nenkululeko yabo.

Imithetho enjalo yayihlanganisa abesifazane abangama-Arab abahamba ngaphandle kwemvume yomyeni wakhe, ilungelo labesifazane lokuqeqeshelwa uhwebo, kanye nezinzuzo abesifazane okufanele bazithole emisebenzini emifelandawonye yabasebenzi. "Ngiyavuma, abantu besifazane ngibabheka njengobulili obuncane, abavelele, nabesifazane abanamandla ababalelwa ku-10% kuphela wabesifazane emhlabeni wama-Arab."

Ekuzameni ukuhlanganisa abesifazane, uyehluleka ukuqinisekisa ukuhlangana kwabesifazane bakwa-Israel nabasePalestine ukuxazulula le nkinga. “Akuyena yini lona wesifazane wasePalestine ohluphekayo njengoba izingane zakhe zingena kule ngxabano? Owesifazane ongum-Arab akayena umenzi wempi kodwa wazithola esephakathi kwezingxabano. Ngingowokufundisa abesifazane ukuthi bagcine bemholela enkululekweni nasenkululekweni yezomnotho. Amalungelo akhe adinga ukuqinisekiswa ngokushesha phambi kwezinkantolo zomthetho zikazwelonke nezamazwe ngamazwe.”

Wazalwa ngomhlaka-23 kuJuni 1952 eSaida, uMadam Hariri wakhulela emndenini okhaliphile futhi omi kahle. Wathweswa iziqu e-Beirut nge-diploma yezemfundo futhi wasebenza njengothisha e-Saida National Schools kusukela ngo-1970 kuya ku-1979. Umsebenzi wakhe wokuzilibazisa, uma isikhathi sivuma, uhlanganisa ukufunda umlando kanye ne-biographies yababoni bomhlaba - njengaye. Izincwadi, ukukhulisa izingane ezingcono, imfundo, ukunciphisa ukungakwazi ukufunda ukholelwa ukuthi kuzokhulula abesifazane ekucindezelweni.

UNkk Hariri ugcina ifa lomfowabo uRafik liphila. Ngemuva kokubulawa kwakhe ngoFebhuwari 14, 2004 edolobheni laseBeirut, wacosha induku lapho ingane yakwabo yalahleka khona kungazelelwe. I-Bahia idlulela ngalé kokukhulisa inkimbinkimbi yedolobha ebiza izigidi eziningi - Inkampani YaseLebanon Yokuthuthukiswa Nokwakhiwa Kabusha kwe-Beirut aka SOLIDERE - ebhekwa njengengqondo ka-Rafik kanye ne-barometer yomnotho waseLebhanon. Ubheka eningizimu ukuze athole ezinye izindlela zokunikezwa kwezokuvakasha.

Esakhungathekiswe ukuhlasela kanye nempi yakamuva, uphefumulela iphrojekthi yakhe entsha, idolobha lakubo iSidon - indawo eseningizimu enekhono eliningi lezokuvakasha. ISidon yayivame ukuba yindawo ehlalwa yi-Israel kwaze kwaba yilapho amasosha ephuma eminyakeni embalwa edlule.

“Imithetho isikhona ekhuthaza imibono kaRafik Hariri ekwethuleni izwe hhayi njengendawo yamasiko kuphela, kodwa eliphethe umyalezo wobulungiswa, ukuthula nokuhleleka. Inhloso yami ukukhombisa intshisekelo yezokuvakasha hhayi nje kwezenkolo namagugu, kodwa nasezingosini zethu ezahlukene. Nokho, siyabona ukuthi lokhu kudinga indawo ekahle ukuze izinhlelo zezokuvakasha zifezeke,” kwengeza uHariri.
Ama-Arabhu ikakhulukazi imindeni yeSifundazwe sase-Gulf ifuna ukuzithokozisa 'okungaguquguquki' futhi okunempilo kohlobo lweholide olwenziwa yiSidon. Futhi amaphrojekthi amakhulu aqalwe nge-Hariri Foundation kusukela eminyakeni eyi-17 edlule.

“Sibuyise ingqalasizinda yezokuvakasha eningizimu yeLebanon eyacekelwa phansi yimpi. Kuthathe isikhathi esiningi nomzamo ukulungiselela uSaida ezokuvakasha. Ngokudabukisayo, kwakuyiphupho likaRafik Hariri ayengakaze alibone lifezeka,” kusho yena.