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Kufa education college hosts Najaf counter-terrorism staff at extremism awareness seminar
The Women's Affairs Unit at the University of Kufa's College of Education held a seminar on violent extremism that leads to terrorism, joined by personnel from the Najaf counter-terrorism directorate.
Why it matters: The University of Kufa's College of Education brought Najaf counter-terrorism personnel into an awareness session on the causes and effects of violent extremism.
The University of Kufa reported that the Women's Affairs Unit of its College of Education, working with the college's academic departments, organised an awareness seminar on violent extremism that leads to terrorism.
According to the university, personnel from the Counter-Terrorism Directorate in Najaf al-Ashraf took part in the seminar.
The university said the seminar aimed to spread public awareness of the dangers of violent extremism and to highlight its causes, manifestations and harmful effects on individuals and society.
Editor’s view
Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
The seminar was organised by the College of Education's Women's Affairs Unit with the college's academic departments, and personnel from the Najaf counter-terrorism directorate took part in raising awareness of violent extremism and its effects on individuals and society.
