Fighting extremism requires comprehensive approach King
15-02-2015 10:38 PM
Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah II, on Sunday, met with the officials and representatives responsible for the national strategy for combating extremism.
During the meeting, which took place at Al Husseinyieh Palace, His Majesty the King said that fighting extremism requires a comprehensive approach that takes into account religious, cultural and educational aspects as well as media and security angles.
The King stressed the need for letting moderation and tolerance take root since these are the concepts upon which the Islamic religion is built, and to thus influence the thought process of generations and educate and inform them against extremist and terrorist ideology.
In turn, the participants at the meeting briefed the King on the role of the bodies they represented, in implementing the axis of the national strategy for combating extremism, and each one's plans to deal with it.