Arab League expects greater role from media in fighting terrorism

The Arab League on Wednesday said media outlets in the Arab world have a great role to play in fighting terrorism.

Arab League Assistant Secretary General Haifa Abi Ghazalh said Wednesday that media in the Arab world should intensify their efforts to expose terrorist groups and fight their ideologies.

She made her remarks at a pan-Arab conference in Amman on Wednesday on the role of media in facing terrorism.

At the event, which attracted official and media experts from the Arab world, participants said media outlets in the Arab world should refrain from hate speech and shed light on how terrorist' groups' ideologies are not related to Islam.

Participants said media outlets should not be a place for sowing seeds of sedition in societies and should not be platforms for spreading hate and division.

Media outlets in the Arab world should exert intensified efforts to clarify the true image of Islam, which is being hijacked by the terrorist groups, according to a copy of the recommendations issued at the conclusion of the two-day event held by the Arab League and the Jordan News Agency, Petra.

The participants called on media outlets to show the true identity of the terrorist groups and expose their criminal act.

Participants at the event held by the Arab League and the Jordan News Agency, Petra, discussed several issues related to how media can combat terrorism. Endit