New UAE campaign to fight extremist propaganda

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The UAE has announced a new initiative to combat extremist ideologies online.

Running under the hashtag #FateOfTerrorists, the latest campaign aims to expose the lies used by extremist groups to attract new recruits.

It’s been launched by the Abu Dhabi-based Sawab Centre, which is a joint US and Emirati programme to fight terrorist propaganda.

The initiative will run in Arabic, English and French across various social media platforms.

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