Under the patronage of HE the Minister of Interior and Commander of Lekhwiya Force Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, a workshop kicked off Monday at the Officers Club of the General Directorate of Civil Defence on the role of Imams and preachers in promoting values among young people and maintaining ties and family security.
The three-day workshop was inaugurated in the presence of HE the Director of Public Security Maj Gen Abdullah Mohamed al-Suwaidi, Assistant Undersecretary for Da'wah and Mosques Affairs Mohamed Hamad al-Kuwari, alongside officials from the two sides.
The event brought together over 250 preachers and Imams of the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs and is primarily intended to clarify the notion and functions of the community police for Imams and preachers, as well as the role of police in handling societal and behavioural problems and putting the spotlight on the importance of family security and its impact on family and the community in general.
The workshop also aims to clarify the methods of activating parental surveillance and, the consequences of the lack of this role on family structure, in addition to highlighting the integration of roles, its impact in stabilising the family, and clarifying the adverse impact of the internet and social media on young people.
In his inaugural remarks before the workshop, the Director of the Community Police Department, Brig Gen Dr Ibrahim Mohamed al-Samih, said young people are the segments most vulnerable to damages that disintegrate values, lauding the role of Imams and preachers in reforming the community, maintaining its equilibrium, and guiding it towards understanding the methods of handling the modern challenges that affect families.
He underscored the significance of the workshop whose themes are focused on avenues to preserve family bonds, guidance, and awareness, promote moral behaviour, identify the purview of the community police in communicating with individuals to support the role of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) in addressing social problems to preemptively protect people from crimes, propagate the affirmative values, as well as fight harmful tenets in co-ordination with the relevant entities.
Dr al-Samih pointed out that the department is permanently seeking to propagate and promote the culture of joint responsibility among community individuals, along with their critical role in addressing social and behavioural problems and prevention of crimes in alignment with MoI's strategy of maintaining security and stability, as well as reduce crime ratings for a secure, stable and prosperous community.
The lectures of the aforementioned workshop were addressed by the family and adolescence consultant from Kuwait, Dr Hammoud Fahd al-Qashaan, in which he highlighted the values, moderation, and centrism, along with their role in addressing societal and behavioural problems and the significance of partnership with the community police.
Islamic Affairs Expert and Family and Educational Advisor at the Ministry of Endowments, Dr Ahmed Abdel Qader al-Farjabi delivered a lecture on Dawah skills in dealing with community issues, whilst information security specialist at the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA), Jassim Abdul Rahman al-Saadi delivered a lecture on cyber-attacks, their perils on families and young people and methods of protection.
