At the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, US President Barack Obama announced a new bilateral initiative to counter extremist messaging. The UAE and US are creating a digital communications hub to degrade ISIL’s propaganda and recruitment efforts. This project will include comprehensive engagement with civil society, community and religious leaders in the region.
His Excellency Dr. Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, also outlined a roadmap to counter and defeat violent extremism, focusing on invalidating extremist messaging and countering the extremists’ misinterpretation of Islam. His Excellency reaffirmed the UAE’s commitment to combating violent extremism in all forms and reiterated the UAE’s role as a model of moderate Islam in the region.
Learn more about the UAE’s commitment to combating violent extremism both on and off the battlefield.
