Media Against Hate Conference

• Date: 27 September 2021 - 28 September 2021
• Location : Amman - Jordan

The Muslim Council of Elders, in partnership with the Catholic Center for Studies and Media in Jordan, hosted the ‘Media Against Hate’ conference. Held under the auspices of His Royal Highness Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, member of the Muslim Council of Elders and senior advisor to His Majesty the King of Jordan for Religious and Cultural Affairs, the event took place in Amman on September 27 and 28, 2021. The conference brought together elite Arab journalists and leaders from media and union organizations.

The conference was dedicated to cultivating an Arab media ethos committed to its humanitarian responsibilities, focusing on building intellectual awareness and combating hatred, extremism, and discrimination. The sessions covered several critical topics, including hatred in the Arab media and strategies for its eradication, the portrayal of Arabs in Western media, the dynamics of hate speech on social media, and means to address and contain the ‘hate pandemic’, which coincided with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, discussions delved into the impact of legal frameworks and media codes, and the role of official and unionized media institutions in tackling hate speech.