The League of Arab States highlights the importance of the role of the media in the fight against radical thought

The League of Arab States emphasized the importance of the central role of the media and its active contribution to the rooting of deviant thinking and the promotion of the message of moderation and the values ​​of coexistence, tolerance and acceptance of the world. other at the national, regional and international levels, using advanced communication technologies, coordination and full harmony with all parties involved in the fight against extremism and terrorism. That's what Ambassador Badr al-Din Alali, deputy secretary-general, head of the information and communication sector of the League of Arab States said on Thursday before the meeting. opening of the specialized workshop "" The Ambassador stressed the importance of this seminar to discuss the role of the media and its impact on public opinion in the light of the practical experiences of Arab media institutions. and to highlight the best practices in this area at the Arab level and ways to benefit from them. He stressed the importance of exchanging experiences and knowledge and intensifying intellectual encounters. The official meetings were organized with the aim of finding ideas and suggestions to promote the process of joint action of the Arab media. He warned that the phenomenon of terrorism suffered by the Arab region did not come from the void, but resulted from an extremist thinking based on misconceptions and misleading. He stressed that the countries confronted with this idea were focusing on security measures aimed at countering extremism and terrorism before realizing the importance of a comprehensive approach to take several political, economic, cultural and media measures, as well as the participation of various government agencies, the private sector and civil society, as well as the role of the school and the family. The seminar will cover a number of topics: "Media, digital media, hate and extremism", "The role of Arab media and its impact on society" and presentation of experiences to a number of Arab countries to address hate and extremism.