The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will participate in a conference on “The role of media in combating terrorism and extremism – Cyberspace as a new weapon of terrorism”, which will be organized by the Arab Corporation for Broadcasting in Amman, Jordan, on 27 – 28 September 2016.

The conference aims to tackle terrorism phenomenon from the media perspective and how to deal with it through media, as well as how to address the destructive information that spreads on the internet with the appropriate legislation. The conference aspires to form a team of international experts in the field of media to discuss ways and means of joint media awareness efforts against the danger of terrorism.

The Arab Corporation for Broadcasting is an Arab professional body for broadcasting that has been established by a decision of the Council of Arab Ministers of Information. It operates under the umbrella of the League of Arab States as one of the professional organizations in media sector. It is an observer member in the Council of Arab Ministers of Information and is a member of the Executive bureau of the League of Arab States.

Representing the Information Department of the OIC General Secretariat will be Dr. Abdelhamid Salhi.