{"id":38622,"date":"2026-02-19T21:12:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iku.atu.edu.iq\/?p=38622"},"modified":"2026-02-19T21:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:12:46","slug":"workshop-titled-the-role-of-health-professionals-in-combating-extremism-and-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iku.atu.edu.iq\/?p=38622&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Workshop titled (The Role of Health Professionals in Combating Extremism and Violence)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-stone-800-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9bd48c0f83e1357ca144c11a6d40083e wp-block-paragraph\">The Psychological Guidance and Educational Guidance Unit at the Technical Institute\/Kufa organized a workshop on the role of health professionals in combating extremism and violence, in collaboration with the Nursing Techniques Department. The workshop was presented by Dr. Riyad Saad Atshan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-stone-800-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c5d2c6d900c3bc85285f520fbacfcb53 wp-block-paragraph\">It included a definition of extremism as a broad term that refers to ideas and actions characterized by intolerance, often associated with violence and fanaticism. The workshop also highlighted the main characteristics of extremists, as well as addressing ideological extremism, which involves deviating from the intellectual and cultural   norms accepted by society<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-stone-800-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1bc7bff2d41957b9bb2439f745f69dd6 wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, it discussed violent extremism, which is the most dangerous form of extremism, as it justifies the use of violence and criminality to achieve political or religious agendas, while outlining the best methods to combat extremism and terrorism<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" 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