Head of Press Syndicate underlines media role

Egypt’s head of Press Syndicate Abdel Mohsen Salama said that the country witnesses an exceptional condition during the current period due to the current fight against terrorism. He signaled to the president’s call for the media channels and newspapers to perform their role accurately, adding that the media is one of the major players in this confrontation.

He added, in an interview with “Arabs Today”, that there are people working to mislead the public opinion, while the role of media is to reveal their lies. He stressed that the media should perform a major role to eliminate the ideas promoted by the extremists and to increase the public awareness over the danger of these ideas.

He praised president’s call, as it came in a critical period of time. He stressed that the different parties should work together to confront the threats posed by the terrorist groups during the current period. He added that the country needs the cooperation of all its citizens with the government to eliminate the danger of terrorism as soon as possible.

He underlined the role of Islamic institution, adding that it should perform its role to counter the extremist ideas. He added that the media’s plan should be based on only one rule which is the terrorism is the major enemy that should be defeated soon not to allow the terrorists control the country.

He praised the presidential decree to form a high council to combat terrorism, saying that the new council should draft a clear vision over the way to confront the extremist ideas not only in the street but also inside the governmental institutions.

He added that he will call for an expanding meeting for the Egyptian syndicates to discuss the role they should perform during the coming period to eliminate terrorism. He added that the meeting will underline the values of unity and cooperation between the different categories of the Egyptian people to confront the current danger of terrorism.