The activities of al-Bawaba’ seminar on terrorism, extremism in Arab states started
The activities of al-Bawaba’s seminar on the fight
against terrorism and extremism in the Arab region in cooperation with the
embassy of UAE in Cairo have started in the great hall at the headquarters of
the Foundation.
The seminar will focus on Egypt and the UAE as
models for the fight against terrorism and extremism.
The event will aim to throw light on the dangers
this phenomenon poses to security and stability in Arab societies.
The seminar is part of efforts to raise awareness
among Arab youth about the dangers of terrorism and extremism and means of
fighting them.
Seminar discussions will derive from the belief that
the eradication of terrorism cannot be done through the force of arms only, but
will require an active role by the cultural elite, in general.
This elite will have to play a major role in
spreading moderate thinking among the members of the public.
Speaking in the seminar will be Egyptian Member of
Parliament Abdel Rahim Ali who is the board chairman and the editor-in-chief of
al-Bawaba News and the director of the Center for Middle East Studies in Paris.
Acting Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates in
Cairo, Councilor Mariam Khalifa al-Kaabi, will also speak in the gathering,
along with Egypt's former foreign minister, Mohamed al-Orabi and Muneer Adib, a
prominent terrorism researcher and the director-general of the editorial board
of al-Bawaba News.
A host of officials from the UAE embassy in Cairo
will also participate in the seminar, along with a large number of terrorism
and extremism experts, politicians and officials from different Arab countries.
