The Vice-Presidency of the Democratic Society of Islam Conference and the lecturer at the Islamic Academy, Abdulrahman Badrkhan, affirmed that the effect of hate speech erodes the body of society, increases societal dispersion, and transforms souls from humanity into insatiable monsters of bloodshed and corruption, in addition to the inheritance of mistrust among the members of society.
Badrkhan’s speech came during the third dialogue session held by Ezdina Organization, last Thursday, entitled "Discussing hate speech and combating extremism", within the "Hope" project, in the presence of Muslim, Christian and Yazidi clerics and representatives of religious institutions, at Ezdina's office in the city of Qamishlo/Qamishli.
Badrkhan clarified that hate speech can be confronted by holding seminars and giving lectures in order to enhance community cohesion, renew religious discourse and strengthen the role of community leaders.
Badrakhan added that the profit-making media always has a negative role in hate speech, and that clerics who hold abnormal ideas and deviate from the teachings of religion have a negative role, because it leads people to the edge of abyss instead of leading them to safety.
Badrkhan emphasized that there are those who do not like calling people of renewal and enlightenment from the consolidation of human brotherhood and the principles of brotherhood and peace among all classes of society, noting the necessity of calling for justice and peace, and struggling together to reject hate speech.
Ezdina Organization held its second dialogue session under the title “Women are the core of the development of society” on September 28, in the presence of a group of actors in society, while the first dialogue session entitled "Discussing hate speech and countering extremism",was held on 21 September. In the presence of a group of representatives from media institutions and civil society organizations, in addition to influential and effective personalities in society.
It is worth noting that Ezdina Organization opened its headquarters on the first of last August in the city of Qamishlo/Qamishli, and launched the "Hope" project in the region as part of an academic and professional work program aimed at increasing the awareness of the local community about the Yazidi identity and strengthening rapprochement between the religious components in northeastern Syria by respecting pluralism, accepting the other, and rejecting hate speech and violence.
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