Dr. Bouti: The Conspiracy Targets Syria Multi-Cultural Component

DAMASCUS,(ST)_ The seminar organized by the Damascus branch of the Arab Socialist Baath Party yesterday focused on ways to cope with the extreme Takfirism and the need to launch a national dialogue based on national principles and a roadmap to resolve the crisis in Syria .

Chairman of Biladal-Chaam scholars Union , Dr. Mohamed Tawfiq al-Boutisaid that the conspiracy is targeting the Syrian society as a multi- cultural component , noting that as a divine religion, Islam emphasizes respect for human rights and calls for dialogue and good advice .

Bouti indicated that the peoples of the Islamic world as a whole view Syria as a source of true religious teachings away from extremism and fanaticism , noting that number of Sharia students in Damascus before the outbreak of the crisis was 35 thousand who came from various countries , while “the Saudi regime exported to the world obscurantist ideologies and terrorists , deployed in various parts of the world . “

For his part, Dean of the Faculty of Law , Dr. Mohammed Wasel said that the war on Syria is launched by an ” alliance between Wahhabism and Zionism , originated by the British colonialism ” in order to undermine Syria ‘s steadfastness as a country where civilizations and cultures were converged .

Dr. Wasel continued that the takfirigroups found ” social incubator in certain areas as a result of poor education , parents neglect in raising their children and the poor performance of the educational institution ,” noting that
launching a national dialogue requires the elimination of terrorism and its tools on the ground , supporting the Syrian Army and abide by opinions of all parties that believe in a peaceful solution as the only way to eliminate the crisis.

Worthy mentioning that this seminar was held as part of a series of seminars and lectures hosted by the Damascus branch of the Baath Party, under the title of “the importance of brotherhood within the framework of the Syrian national fabric ” . Lectures by several Syrian intellectual , religious and cultural activists will be read during the events of the seminar.

T. Fateh