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Abstract

Modern communication technologies have produced an infinite number of positive and negative variables that affect lifestyles, thinking and values, resulting in changes at various levels that in turn led to phenomena such as "extremism", "terrorism" and "violence". The phenomenon of intellectual extremism is one of the important and dangerous phenomena that threaten societies and attack their societal peace at the present time. This research comes to reveal the role of social networking sites, as the most popular and widely used among the public, in promoting the fight against intellectual extremism and shedding light on its concept, forms and ways to confront and confront it, in addition to revealing the role of social networking sites in spreading the culture of societal peace.

research results showed that social networking sites are an effective tool in confronting intellectual extremism among university professors . It contributes to spreading moderate ideas and enhancing the culture of dialogue and understanding between individuals. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are commonly used to spread awareness campaigns against intellectual extremism, especially through posts calling for acceptance of others .