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An Armenian Catholic priest and his father have been shot dead and a deacon has been wounded in Qamishli, northeastern Syria, local media reports say. Fr. Hovsep Bedoyan and his father, Abraham Bedoyan died after gunmen attacked their car. They were driving to…
A Spanish journalist specialized in the field of religion, Miriam Diez-Bosch is a Professor at the University Ramon Llull in Barcelona and a member of KAICIID’s “Network for Dialogue”. She is also Acting Director of the Blanquerna Observatory on Media, Religion and Culture, a research centre that…
Over two days in Vienna last week, nearly 200 prominent religious leaders, theologians, diplomats and representatives from IGOs and NGOs from around the world gathered to share ideas and discuss how to tackle hate speech using new policies and dialogue.
Hosted by The International Dialogue…
More than 190 international delegates were in Vienna on October 30-31 for KAICIID’s international conference on how to counter the effects of hate speech globally. Around the world, hate speech is on the rise and requires a coordinated response from religious leaders, policymakers, journalists and…
VIENNA, 31 October 2019 – The International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) and the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and on the Responsibility to Protect have renewed their commitment to work together on issues of common concern, such as countering hate speech and involving religious…
On October 30 and 31, KAICIID convened more than 190 faith leaders, policymakers, state actors, civil society and human rights representatives, journalists, educators, and dialogue practitioners in Vienna to discuss ways of recognising and fighting the growing global phenomenon of hate speech. The…
Vienna, 30 October 2019 – In the lead up to the conference “The Power of Words: The Role of Religion, Media and Policy in Countering Hate Speech”, the International Dialogue Centre’s governing bodies held meetings at its Vienna headquarters.
The Centre’s Council of Parties and its Board of…
Keynote Speech of H.E. Faisal bin Abdul Rahman bin Muammar,
KAICIID Secretary-General
The Power of Words: The Role of Religion, Media and Policy in Countering Hate Speech”
30 October 2019, Vienna
Distinguished guests, religious and political leaders,
On behalf of the…
As an outcome of the recent conference "The Power of Words: The Role of Religion, Media and Policy in Countering Hate Speech" the Interreligious Platform for Dialogue and Cooperation In The Arab World issued the following statement:
We, the leaders and religious institutions from all over…
VIENNA, 31 October 2019 - Faisal bin Muammaar, Secretary General of the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) announced an allocation of nearly 1.5 million Euros for initiatives aimed at countering hate speech across the Centre’s global programmes in 2020.
“The advent of the digital age has…
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