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Al-Azhar Observatory and State Information Service Discuss Joint Strategy Against Extremist Ideology
July 15, 2026 at 08:27 PM
The executive director of Al-Azhar Observatory and the head of Egypt's State Information Service met on Wednesday to explore collaborative initiatives to counter hate speech and extremist narratives.
- Dr. Reham Salama, executive director of the observatory, received Ambassador Alaa Youssef at the observatory's headquarters on Wednesday.
- Youssef said the authority seeks to expand cooperation with Al-Azhar, emphasizing that confronting extremist thought requires cultural and awareness-based approaches beyond security measures.
- Salama stated that the observatory analyzes extremist group publications in 13 languages and develops counter-discourse to protect youth from online radicalization.
- Following the meeting, Youssef toured the observatory's units and received briefings on its monitoring and analysis mechanisms.