Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Women social activists, writers, and businesswomen voiced their role in forging national unity while weathering instabilities triggered by terrorism or crises surrounding the Kingdom, Al-Riyadh reported. Social activist Nailah Al-Attar said women in the Kingdom are praying for their families and relatives in Yemen. “Many may overlook the role women play in times of wars and instabilities. We have a powerful role in such crises. We teach our children that wars and instabilities are an inevitable part of life and we teach them to react sensibly in these situations,” said Al-Attar. She added that she understood how crucial the role of women is after she attended an international conference on the role of women in war and peace in Paris. “The speakers at the conference were women who saw the war and the bloodshed through their eyes. They said women are the prosperous aftermath of wars. After the men have fought and wounded one another, it is up to us to come out and build the nation once again,” said Al-Attar. She also added it is very important for women to instill patriotism in their son's hearts because after the war is over, the children must feel responsible to rebuild their country. Writer Nabilah Mahjoob said women have a big responsibility to stabilize the household despite the external instabilities. “Women should teach their children to be loyal to their leadership in order to avoid national revolutions and extremism. We have already witnessed the ramifications of extremism in Syrian, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and many other examples throughout history,” said Mahjoob. She added the Saudi woman should be thankful to have a leadership, which invests in peace and values stability. “The Operation Decisive Storm the Kingdom initiated received a sigh of relief from many households in the Kingdom. Women, now, know they can trust their government and focus on building a safe haven for their men,” said Mahjoob. She also added the weight of building the post-war generation lies on women. “Let's not forget the role of women in the Gulf War I. They opened their houses to Kuwaiti families and their role extended beyond preparing the dinner table to raising the next generation. Our absence from the media does not mean our ineffectiveness. We simply never sought the spotlight,” said Mahjoob. Journalist Dalal Dhiaa said the women's role is to remind the coming generation that the Kingdom never initiates war but defends the victims of terrorism. “With war comes destructive rumors spread through social media and women need to be aware of that and warn their children against it. Women need to refer to credible sources of information and know no to believe everything they read on the Internet,” said Dhiaa. Businesswoman Ghadah Ghazawi said herself and a group of women will launch a social media campaign “We are with you and with our homeland”. “The campaign is tweets and messages on the importance of our leadership, the great veterans of our nation and the Kingdom's efforts for national peace. We hope to raise awareness against the negative rumors being spread against our government,” said Ghazawi.