Religious Figures Warn: Hate speech, politicized media threaten civil peace, Syrian unity

A number of religious figures and mosque preachers in the city of Hasakah, in the Jazira Canton, stressed the importance of rejecting division and discrimination, and called for peaceful coexistence and love among the people of one homeland. They affirmed that divine messages came to establish the values of brotherhood and peace, and that foreign interventions and politicized media stand behind attempts to spread discord and destabilize society.

“Foreign Interventions and Politicized Media Are Trying to Ignite Strife Among Us”

Sheikh Ahmad Jasim al-Ahmad, a religious figure and preacher at Dhu al-Nurayn Mosque in Hasakah, said:

“We stand against hate speech, division, and racial discrimination, and against anyone who divides people or incites such behavior, especially politicized media outlets.”

He added: “The Prophet, peace be upon him, laid the foundations of true Islam through the Charter of Medina, which consisted of 52 articles for peaceful coexistence among people, including the statement: Muslims, the people of Medina, and the Jews are one community, united against whoever attacks them. The Messenger embodied love and peace among people.”

He emphasized that for thousands of years, ancestors lived together according to shared customs and traditions, without discrimination, adding:

“Foreign interventions ignite strife, and malicious media tries to inflame it so that we kill one another. The only beneficiaries are the enemies of this region.”

In closing, Sheikh Ahmad addressed the components of the region and the youth, saying: “We must return to the shared coexistence lived by our parents and grandparents and build our homeland, because we are all Syrians. I call on the people not to engage with malicious media, not to be tools of killing and aggression against their own people, and to stand united against those who seek to spread discord and hate speech.”

All Divine Messages Reject Hate

In the same context, religious figure and preacher Nasser Ahmad said: “Throughout the history of divine messages, hate speech was rejected and replaced with peace, love, brotherhood, and justice. People were encouraged to appreciate differences in languages and colors, elevating society toward integration and harmony.”

He added that when the Prophet migrated to Medina and found it composed of various components and sects, he drafted the Charter of Medina, whose essence was caring for others, love, and respect for their existence, traditions, and customs.

He continued: “We have lived together for thousands of years, sharing customs, traditions, kinship, history, and land. This must never be forgotten, and we must not be misled by those who try to undermine coexistence among the components of the region—they will not succeed.”

Kurds and Arabs Are Brothers on This Land

Also speaking, religious figure and preacher Mohammad al-Ali said: “Today, as we begin a new year, we hope it will be a year of goodness and peace for Syria and the whole world. One must stay far away from hate speech, as divine messages came so that humans may live in peace and reassurance. A believer should be humane in speech, conduct, and behavior.”

He concluded: “In these circumstances, and with the beginning of the new year, it should be a year of peace, where the language of dialogue, reconstruction, and development prevails—not the language of killing. Kurds and Arabs are brothers and sons of this land; they must live in love among themselves, and the language of peace should prevail among all.”

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