RIYADH: Faisal bin Moammar, general secretary for the King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue, said the Saudi community doesn’t reject development and modernization, and that it isn’t resistant to change — on the contrary it understands and interacts with it.
He confirmed that coexistence is among the center’s priorities, but its impact will not be evident in the short term, since the culture of dialogue need time and effort to develop.
He said enhancing coexistence has been included in the center’s recently launched strategic plan, which is based on supporting security and intellectual efforts. He added that the center is a consultative body that offers its recommendations and visions to relevant authorities; it is not responsible for implementing these plans and transforming them into practical programs.
Moammar revealed that the center reviewed and corrected its previous plans, updated its tools to suit the coming period, and devised a new strategy that is based on current and future attitudes to support security and intellectual efforts as well as enhancing communal unity.
In addition, he said the appearance of social media and the free expression of opinion is a good thing, but it contains some conflicting opinions for morals and values, in addition to conflicts between certain thoughts.
He pointed out that the center has an active participation in programs that combat terrorism through the mobilization of the community to face these issues, and the Kingdom has great successes in facing this scourge.
The center devised a strategy to enhance national unity and come up with new tools for open and closed meetings to reach practical and applicable initiatives, as well as develop surveys to conform to global surveys and develop academic programs for training and dialogue through a partnership program that will be implemented in various parts of the Kingdom.
A program has been created for protection from extremism to focus on youth issues and subjects related to Saudi women, in addition to preparing studies and research in coexistence and national unity issues. The center hopes to develop certain intellectual phenomena in the Kingdom, and finalize a database about intellectual attitudes to enhance mutual issues.
The National Center for Dialogue carries out its tasks in facing extremism by promoting moderation, but terrorism is like a virus and terrorist organizations will continue to use religious texts to justify their criminal acts and attract young men.
“There are great efforts to counter terrorism, but the coordination side needs to be developed, and we need a comprehensive plan to support security efforts in this respect.”
“The Kingdom was established under the rule of King Abdulaziz, and isn’t connected to former colonial forces; it was made with the effort of its people who contributed to its unity. We don’t have parties which resulted from colonial inheritance and with mentalities that oppose our national and Shariah values,” Moammar said.
A recent study by the center revealed that many initiatives and recommendations have been activated, through the efforts of relevant bodies. The center brings viewpoints together and contributes to national issues, suggests solutions through discussions, disseminates a culture of dialogue, and respects the opinion of other people; in other words it’s a bridge between the community and decision makers.
He confirmed that coexistence is among the center’s priorities, but its impact will not be evident in the short term, since the culture of dialogue need time and effort to develop.
He said enhancing coexistence has been included in the center’s recently launched strategic plan, which is based on supporting security and intellectual efforts. He added that the center is a consultative body that offers its recommendations and visions to relevant authorities; it is not responsible for implementing these plans and transforming them into practical programs.
Moammar revealed that the center reviewed and corrected its previous plans, updated its tools to suit the coming period, and devised a new strategy that is based on current and future attitudes to support security and intellectual efforts as well as enhancing communal unity.
In addition, he said the appearance of social media and the free expression of opinion is a good thing, but it contains some conflicting opinions for morals and values, in addition to conflicts between certain thoughts.
He pointed out that the center has an active participation in programs that combat terrorism through the mobilization of the community to face these issues, and the Kingdom has great successes in facing this scourge.
The center devised a strategy to enhance national unity and come up with new tools for open and closed meetings to reach practical and applicable initiatives, as well as develop surveys to conform to global surveys and develop academic programs for training and dialogue through a partnership program that will be implemented in various parts of the Kingdom.
A program has been created for protection from extremism to focus on youth issues and subjects related to Saudi women, in addition to preparing studies and research in coexistence and national unity issues. The center hopes to develop certain intellectual phenomena in the Kingdom, and finalize a database about intellectual attitudes to enhance mutual issues.
The National Center for Dialogue carries out its tasks in facing extremism by promoting moderation, but terrorism is like a virus and terrorist organizations will continue to use religious texts to justify their criminal acts and attract young men.
“There are great efforts to counter terrorism, but the coordination side needs to be developed, and we need a comprehensive plan to support security efforts in this respect.”
“The Kingdom was established under the rule of King Abdulaziz, and isn’t connected to former colonial forces; it was made with the effort of its people who contributed to its unity. We don’t have parties which resulted from colonial inheritance and with mentalities that oppose our national and Shariah values,” Moammar said.
A recent study by the center revealed that many initiatives and recommendations have been activated, through the efforts of relevant bodies. The center brings viewpoints together and contributes to national issues, suggests solutions through discussions, disseminates a culture of dialogue, and respects the opinion of other people; in other words it’s a bridge between the community and decision makers.
