Results of the essay contest «I am against extremism and terrorism»

Currently, modern society is undergoing a transformation of the value system due to the modernization of public life. The processes of globalization in the economic, political, and cultural spheres, which draw the population of countries into migration flows of different nature and levels, lead to the complication of structural ties between specific societies and the entire community as a whole. The changes that are taking place are accompanied to a certain extent by tensions in interethnic relations, interethnic conflicts, which is why various opposition groups appear trying to achieve the desired result for them through extremism and terrorism.

On February 22, 2023 in order to provide student youth with the opportunity to express their attitude to the problem of extremism and terrorism, as well as to contribute to the agitation against the ideas of extremism and terrorism, the education of citizenship and responsibility based on the assertion of universal human values at the Department of «Special and Social Pedagogy» an essay contest «I am against extremism and terrorism» was organized and held.

According to the results of the essay contest, the nomination «Terrorism and extremism – evil against humanity» is awarded to Tomiris Shayakhanova; «Countering the spread of the ideology of terrorism and extremism» – Polina Dyldina; «I am for peace and tolerance» – Yulia Naumova; «I am a citizen of my country» – Natalia Poteryaeva; «I am against terror» – Alina Wright. The third place is awarded to Sabina Dyusen, Daria Zaitseva and Andrey Ustymchuk; the second place is awarded to Valeria Malinovskaya and Vyacheslav Tarannik, and the first place is awarded to Marina Shamsutdinova.