Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
Within the framework of the "Soar" program, which is supervised by the executive body of the European Union, a new three-day training course will be launched tomorrow, Friday, in Lille, France. "Soar" is a program aimed at "enhancing the security and resilience of religious sites and communities at risk." With the participation of a number of leaders Religious centers and places of worship for followers of different religions and beliefs, including Muslims, Jews, Christians and others
  The program is looking to strengthen the safeguarding and protection of places of worship across the seven pilot countries in which it operates across Europe (France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, the Netherlands and Denmark).
According to event organizers Mancher, “The partnership network is extensive and includes representatives of all majority and minority religions practiced within the European Union. The project focuses on interfaith communication in our training and access, supporting the preservation of the safety and security of all faiths and religious institutions across Europe.” This is to Personal Protection Training for Religious Leaders As we have seen a rise in attacks on religious sites across Europe, religious leaders have also been targeted, and their safety and security is a major concern.
In statements to the news site "Europe and the Arabs", Sheikh Noureddine Al-Taweel, a well-known preacher in Belgium and a member of the committee supervising the implementation of the "Swar" project or program, said that Brussels hosted last October the session, which lasted for only one day, and in the presence of many heads and directors of religious centers to follow Different religions. A number of specialists talked about how to secure these buildings in the course, and they gave the participants valuable advice and guidance to enhance the security of the building, whether by deploying cameras or other means, as well as how to secure worshipers in places of worship and protect them from terrorist attacks or in cases of accidents or disasters, as well as how Protecting the clergy themselves, as the specialists provided important advice in this regard, security men and engineers in the world of communications and technology, as well as in the world of knowledge, participated in delivering them with the aim of raising awareness of extremism, whether religious extremism or extreme right-wing parties and others.
Noureddine concluded by saying that the project, which is based in Brussels, is based on raising awareness, whether for managers or worshippers, and there will be awareness programs for young people and women with the aim of educating them and enhancing security and peace.
This project or program "Swar" comes under the supervision of several institutions, including the Enhancing Faith Institutions (EFI). Worship. Together with Finn Church Aid (FCA) Finland's largest international aid organization with over 70 years of experience, helps people regardless of their background. The FCA acts as legal representative and host of the Secretariat of the Network of Religious and Traditional Peacemakers as well as the Council of Architects of Europe is a non-profit organization founded in Treviso (Italy) on 11 May 1990 by the merger of the former Liaison Committee of Architects of Europe United (CLAEU) and the former Council of European Architects (CEA). .
“Our audience will be guided throughout the project to a new knowledge base providing access to trainings, manuals, resources and best practices in preventive security,” said program supervisors. National, regional/metro and local training courses will be provided in seven pilot EU member states France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands, Hungary, and will include a focus on increasing cooperation between security offices and leaders of places of worship with their wider communities and public authorities, including the police.We are working on the use of innovative communications methods that increase the awareness and capacity of places of worship and religious leaders to respond to threats Physical and human security This will use the full range of communication channels, including partnership networks.
SOAR is funded and supported by the European Commission and the project partnerships will develop broad networks and include representatives of all majority and minority religions practiced within the EU. The insights of those with lived experiences of the threat or actual terrorist attacks and hate crimes will be engaged to promote political dialogue at the regional level with regional, EU and global organisations. They involve the European Commission, the UN Alliance of Civilizations and EU member states, to promote the protection of religious sites and to develop an ethos of "security by design" (SBD).