The Arab writers Union casts light on the role of intellectualsin countering terrorism

Isalamabad, (ST) – During his participation in the Islamabad Cultural Conference in Pakistan, Malik Saqour, chairman of the Arab Writers Union,  focused on the danger of terrorism and the role played by intellectuals in confronting it.

Saqour stressed that the Syrian cultural experience has enhanced its role during the years of the terrorist war on Syria, especially in the face of attempts by armed terrorist organizations to target the Syrian cultura

Participants in the conference, entitled “ The Aesthetic Meeting between Tradition and Modernity ”, presented themes in the local vocabulary of culture and contemporary literary expressions and the need to enhance identity to face contemporary challenges and the role of literature and intellectuals in promoting peace.

The Syrian participation in the conference came at the invitation of the Union of Writers of Africa, Asia and Latin America and will be held on the sidelines of a seminar on the role of intellectuals in promoting peace.

Raghda Sawas