Prince Naif urges a clear Arab strategy for intellectual security 3 Riyadh

Prince Naif said "We have preceded several countries which have been
victims of terror acts in the field of giving attention to the
intellectual security and we have attained good results in this
respect through the guidance committees and the awareness programs
and exposure of deviant ideas in addition to encouraging the
repentants to become useful members of the society."

He underlined the important role of the scientific institutions in
upbringing of the new generations and said these institutions have
positively contributed to enhancing the values of moderation and
constructive dialogue.

King Saud University is a good example for the capability of the
scientific institutions as regards playing an effective role in this
respect, he said.

Prince Naif underscored the importance of existence of a strategy
for intellectual security at the Arab level, taking into account the
fact that the challenges facing the Arab security are similar to each
other.

He noted that the intellectual security is not only concerned with
extremism, but it also includes other matters like drugs, money-
laundering and family problems.

"Intellectual security aims at protecting youth and preventing them
from becoming tools in the hands of those who work for undermining
the country’s security and safety," he elaborated.

Prince Naif said "Sometimes, the technological development is
accompanied by new crimes in a manner that constitutes a challenge to
those concerned with crime-fighting.

"This necessitates cementing further meaningful cooperation between
the security and educational institutions."

"The shortest way for realizing intellectual security in the Kingdom
is the soundness of the creed and the solidity of the proper idea in
the face of the deviant ideas; he said noting that 'we can correct
the deviant ideas through benefiting from the teachings of the Holy
Quran and Sunnah'.

He urged the scientific institutions as well as the educationists
and media men to positively contribute to realizing this important
goal and protecting the youth from the strange and imported ideas
that do not conform to the interests of the country.


--SPA.