22/11/2015
22/11/2015
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 21: Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST), in collaboration with the US Embassy in Kuwait, organized a Skype seminar open to the public, whose aim was to raise awareness among students about the risks of extremist violence and how terrorists are using the internet and social media to advance their aims. The seminar is part of a wider initiative lead by the US Department of State and the Peer to Peer (P2P). Challenging Extremism initiative facilitated by EdVenture, an organization dedicated to developing innovative industry-education partnership programs.
Expert
The topics covered were varied as he touched upon the origins of ISIS, how they rose to prominence, and coverage of ISIS and Muslims in US media. To end, a lively Q&A session was held where students asked Dr Gause pertinent questions on how the Arab and Muslim world are portrayed in the US and what can be done to change negative perceptions.
Experience
This video is part of the “Raise Your Words” campaign, which is part of the Challenging Extremism Initiative co-sponsored by the US Department of State. The Skype seminar with Dr Gause is part of a series of organized by GUST. On the same week, a similar event was organized whereby Hugh Naylor from the Washington Post discussed media reporting in the Middle East.