H E Issa Saad Al Juffali Al Nuaimi, Minister for Administrative Development and Labour and Social Affairs, Dr Yousef Mahmoud Al Siddiqi, Dean of Shariah and Islamic Studies at Qatar University, with other officials during the 'International Conference on
A two-day international conference on combating terrorism began here yesterday with participation of a number of researchers and scholars from Europe, Asia and Arab countries.
The Minister of Administrative Development and Labour and Social Affairs H E Dr Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi has inaugurated the 7th "International Conference on Terrorism and Methods of Tackling It”.
The event is being organised by Qatar University College of Shariah and Islamic Studies (QU-CSIS).
“The conference aims at studying thoroughly the phenomena of terrorism, the reasons behind it and how to tackle it," CSIS Dean Dr Yousuf Al Siddiqi told The Peninsula on the sideline of the conference.
"A big number of scholars from East to West including US, Germany and France gathered here to discuss the issue on different angles in several sessions. The recommendations of the conference will be sent to the authorities concerned," he added.
Some 200 papers will be presented by researchers and scholars from Qatar, Algeria, Egypt, France, Germany, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco and Saudi Arabia.
Keynote speaker yesterday was Dr Abdelfattah Mourou, Vice -President of the Assembly of the Representatives of Tunisia. The topics discussed include “the relationship between terrorism and excessiveness, “the religious culture and its reaction to terrorism”, “social, political and media dimensions of terrorism” and “methods to tackle terrorism”.
Discussions focused on a wide range of topics related to religion and terrorism, the impact of western double standards on emerging terrorism, extremeness and terrorism, the impact of ideology on contemporary terrorism, the relationship between media and religious terrorism, and the role of Islamic organisations in addressing terrorism, among many others.
“The fruitful discussions and recommendations that will emanate from this forum will contribute to enhancing our teaching curricula and will help our students understand the facts related to terrorism, Islamophobia, sectarianism, and ethnicity”, said Al Derham
“The conference is being organised at a time when the Arab nations are facing many political and socio-economic challenges," said Dr Yousuf Al Siddiqi. He stressed on the importance of developing the curriculum to help students understand the changes that occur in the world. “Education should be based on an open dialogue to widen the students’ perspectives on various issues and to provide a fair image of Islam”. “Academic institutions are responsible of bringing researchers and experts together to discuss the issue of terrorism. We hope that this conference will contribute to highlighting the role of individuals in promoting peace and security in the world.”
