A consultative meeting was held by Masarat Institution for Cultural and Media Development to discuss the possibilities and evaluation of enacting legislation to prevent hate speech shared in the media and online. The meeting, which took place in the Greek Orthodox Church in Baghdad, deeply discussed the requirements of activating the proposed law or amending previous existing laws to address hate speech in the media.
Furthermore, a team of specialists was formed of many activists, jurists, media figures, and parliamentarians who put their visions and opinions forward regarding hate speech prevention, effect, and consequences on the public.
The team presented a range of proposals that hoped to be applied after they are fully constructed to share with a broader segment of specialists and researchers in the upcoming months.
The participants, who arrived from the cities of Sinjar and Baghdad, were joined by a number of activists from Basra. They began their camp hosted by theater director and visual artist Mohammed Al-Amara, who provided a clear and comprehensive vision of the city’s history, its symbols, and the relationships among its components, as well as […]
One of the largest cities in Iraq, and the most diverse in terms of religion, nationality, and ethnicity. The smiling port of Iraq (as it is called) is characterized by its diversity, with its Muslim population consisting of both Shia and Sunni, and there is the Sheikhly sect, which has the large Mousawi Mosque in […]
After a journey that began at the international train station in Baghdad, the Dialogue Knights team arrived in the city of Maqal in Basra after nearly ten hours of travel by train. The second leg of the journey begins with the Dialogue and Understanding the Other camp, which will take place in the cities of […]
The evening before the launch of the Basra camp as part of the “With Dialogue We Remain and Rise” program. The General Coordinator of Masarat Foundation, Dr. Saad Salloum, met with the camp management team to discuss the final preparations for the camp, which is being implemented by Masarat Foundation in partnership with the House […]
