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Wed 22 Mar 2023 12:39 pm - Jerusalem Time
Al-Sharqawi calls for drafting a reference document on media terminology for the Palestinian cause
The Director in charge of running the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Al-Sharif Agency, Dr. Muhammad Salem Al-Sharqawi, stressed the necessity of drafting a reference document on media terminology for the Palestinian cause, calling for the formation of a committee to draft this document and submit it to the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers for approval and circulation to the media in the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
Al-Sharqawi, who was a participant in the virtual workshop held by the Union of News Agencies of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (UNA) yesterday, Tuesday, entitled "Media Circulation of Terminology of the Palestinian Issue", with the participation of the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), in addition to News agencies, members of the union, and a number of diplomats and media professionals, stressed "the magnitude of the challenge involved in not controlling the issue of media terminology and the dangers it poses to the correct perception of the reality of the Palestinian cause... which is one of the most important of these issues that are lost among digital terminology and maps to be At the top of the pyramid of misinformation in the concepts it proves.
Al-Sharqawi stated that "preserving the Jerusalem concepts and terminology that constitute the history and identity of the Holy City and its present" comes within the tasks of the agency that was entrusted with the responsibility to carry out the duties of protecting and preserving the cultural heritage of the city of Jerusalem, as it is a common heritage of humanity. Preserving the cultural identity of the city and consecrating its legal status and religious and civilized character.
During his intervention, Al-Sharqawi reviewed part of the contributions of the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Al-Sharif Agency of the Al-Quds Committee headed by Moroccan King Mohammed VI in supporting the Palestinian cause at various levels, especially at the media level, including his patronage of the agency’s silver jubilee celebration.
Al-Sharqawi warned against "media handling without familiarity or knowledge and without scrutiny or investigation into these terms and their dimensions," saying: "The media, field correspondents, and opinion writers must verify the concepts and terms before publishing them in their materials so that they do not convey a distorted image and do not harm ordinary citizens such as Those who are steadfast in the city of Jerusalem.
In front of the media incitement machine against the Jerusalemites, Al-Sharqawi said: How urgently we need to recall the historical appeal “Al-Quds Appeal” signed in 2019 by King Mohammed VI and His Holiness Pope Francis, regarding the Holy City “as a common heritage of humanity, and as, above all, a land A meeting and a symbol of peaceful coexistence for the followers of the three monotheistic religions, and a center for the values of mutual respect and dialogue.
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Al-Sharqawi calls for drafting a reference document on media terminology for the Palestinian cause