Head of Arab Writers Union: Syria faced terrorist war, part of it is cultural

 The researcher in Arab culture affairs, Dr. Muhammad Al-Hourani emphasized that the terrorist war that Syria was subjected to is a cultural and knowledge war in a large part, aimed at distorting our culture, values and principles. He  pointed  out that our culture and our education played a pivotal role in our steadfastness and facing the hardest challenges.

In an interview with SANA, Al-Hourani said: The response to the terrorist war against Syria is greatly manifested in laying down studies that reveal the falsity of Western allegations, expose the schemes, and enlighten future generations of the reality of challenges facing  our nation that  aimed at undermining it. 

Al-Hourani added that the Western liberal conquest of our authentic Arab culture was not new to it and to our Arab society, because our enemies repeatedly tried to undermine our culture and make it in line with their cultural and cognitive approach.

 Dr. Al-Hourani pointed out that with the increasing trend towards globalization, some intellectuals started  mocking our heritage, our culture, and our original affiliation, while others called  for adherence to the principled constants and foundations upon which our culture was built.

Regarding the consolidation of citizenship in society, Al-Hourani noted that when we succeed in involving everyone in the cultural and educational actions without discrimination between the spectrums of society, we can say that we have taken the first step towards establishing a culture of citizenship.

The head of the Arab Writers Union highlighted the need to attract young people and make use of their capabilities to block the way for those who want to use these potentials in accordance with their plans hostile to our nation.

Dr. Al-Hourani indicated that the Arab Writers Union  is one of the national cultural institutions that work to build national human knowledge and culture committed to the nation’s issues and adhering to its constants.

Supporting the national culture as well as the youth is one of the fundamentals of work in the Arab Writers Union. So, the next stage will witness a remarkable interest in the youth category in terms of attracting them in cultural and literary activities and printing their works, as well as working to join those who deserve to the Union of Arab Writers, AL-Hourani stated.

Inas Abdulkareem