Participants at the opening session of the third edition of the International Conference on Countering Violent Extremism, held on Tuesday in Rabat, emphasized the growing role of scientific knowledge in understanding and combating effectively the phenomenon of terrorism. The two-day event, held under the theme “scientific knowledge to counter violent extremism,” focuses on the ever-evolving landscape of extremism, focusing on five pivotal areas: the role of knowledge, emerging global trends, technology’s use in extremism, deradicalization strategies, and the handling of foreign terrorist fighters along with their families. Actually, the conference addresses Morocco’s national penal policy to counter-terrorism, underscoring the establishment of rehabilitation programs for prisoners. Scientific knowledge is an essential pillar in the decisive fight against violent extremism, stressed the panelists at the opening session of the conference. He referred to some of Morocco’s best practices in the field, underlining the Kingdom’s firm commitment to the fight against extremism.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 15, 2023 14:39 UTC