A scientific workshop at the College of Education, Al-Qadisiyah University, on the risks of ideological extremism among university students

Under the patronage of the President of Al-Qadisiyah University, Professor Dr. Kazem Jabir Al-Jubouri, and supervised by the Dean of the College of Education, Professor Dr. Star Hamid Hamza Al-Janabi, the Psychological Guidance and Educational Counseling Unit at the College of Education, Al-Qadisiyah University, held a workshop titled “The Risks of Ideological Extremism among University Students.” The workshop featured presentations by Assistant Professor Dr. Khalid Abu Jassim Abd and Major Abbas Burdan Al-Barqawi. The seminar addressed the definition of extremism as the adoption of a radical version of an ideology or principle, which is often associated with religion or beliefs. It then discussed the types of extremism, including ideological extremism, religious extremism, political extremism, and social extremism, followed by an explanation of the relationship between extremism and violence, noting that violent extremism is often driven by feelings of isolation, exclusion, fear, and ignorance.