The co-chair of the Democratic Islamic Society Conference, Dalal Khalil, said that hate speech incites violence among members of society, and it is a purely social and political phenomenon that has spread in recent times, but it is not a spur of the moment and an accident, but rather has structural reasons and historical depth.
Khalil’s speech came during the third dialogue session held by Ezdina Organization, yesterday, 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 the Ezdina's office in the city of Qamishlo/Qamishli.
Khalil explained that the phenomenon of hate speech has spread through the media and social network sites, in the absence of censorship due to the absolute freedom without controls and laws provided by these sites.
Khalil added that this phenomenon grows in society in shocking forms, whether it is an act, a word, or an open behavior, which leads to intolerance, sectarian conflicts and the spread of the culture of extremism and terrorism that targets the society.
Khalil indicated that it is necessary to work to stand up to exclusionary thought, to promote the values of tolerance through religious speech, and to work to develop a comprehensive strategy that addresses hate speech, and to implement the law to protect all nationalities and sects and respect minorities.
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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