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Around the world, hate speech is on the rise, and the language of exclusion and marginalisation has crept into media coverage, online platforms and national policies. Communities are facing problematic levels of intolerance – including rising anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, as well as the hatred…
More than 200 religious leaders, policymakers, and media experts came to Vienna last month to discuss hate speech and how we as the international community can work alongside our friends in media, government, and religious communities to fight hate speech. Our conference, The Power of Words:…
In 1992, Kaduna State in northern Nigeria was rocked by religious violence, pitting Christian and Muslim communities against one another. Pastor James Wuye, an Assemblies of God pastor, and Imam Muhammad Ashafa led opposing militia groups, intent on killing one another in the name of religion. Both…
Participants at the 1st European Policy Forum on Refugees and Migrants called for faith-based and secular institutions to coordinate an urgent response to rising displacement, in order to uphold the fundamental dignity and rights of people seeking refuge.
Held in Athens Greece from 20-21 October,…
VIENNA, 28 October 2019 - More than 190 international delegates and guests, among them Heinz Fischer, former President of Austria and Adama Dieng, Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary General for the Prevention of Genocide, will gather in Vienna on 30-31 October for a conference…
The Network for Dialogue was initiated in 2018 by the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) in order to bring faith and civil society actors from around Europe together to promote the use of dialogue and develop more effective recommendations for social inclusion policies for migrants and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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