General Director of Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE), Dr. Reham Salama, received a delegation from the Danish Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, accompanied by His Excellency Ambassador Lars Bo Moller, the Danish Ambassador to Cairo. The visit aimed to have an in-depth look at Egypt's efforts in combating extremism and terrorism.
Dr. Reham Salama gave a detailed presentation on the AOCE’s mechanisms of work, and the issues addressed by its thirteen units dedicated to monitoring, analyzing, and countering extremist discourse. The delegation also reviewed the AOCE’s latest written, visual, and audio productions, which aim to spread the genuine moderate thought.
Salama emphasized that since its inception in 2015, the AOCE has been working on raising awareness among the local community, participating in international events to build cultural bridges of communication and benefit from the expertise of active actors in this field. This collaboration aims to strengthen joint efforts to combat extremism and hate speech prevalent worldwide.
The Danish delegation concluded its visit with a tour inside the AOCE, where they learned about the inner workings of the units and heard from researchers about the nature of the issues being studied and investigated.