"Peculiarities of differentiation of destructive religious movements in social networks"

The event on the topic "Peculiarities of distinguishing destructive religious movements in social networks" was organized within the framework of the 4th Sustainable Development Goal - "ensuring inclusive, equal and high-quality education for all and promoting lifelong learning opportunities." The main focus of this training seminar is to increase the information, religious and legal literacy of young people, to develop the ability to distinguish between religious and destructive content distributed on social networks, and to contribute to quality education through the development of critical thinking skills. Purpose of the event: As part of the 4th Sustainable Development Goal, students need to master the skills of recognizing signs of destructive religious movements in social networks, analyzing false and manipulative information, forming an information security culture, explaining the principles of a secular society and developing a responsible civic position. During the training seminar held on November 16 at the Almaty College of Technology, Associate Professor of the Department of Religious Studies and Cultural Studies of the Kazakh National University named after al-Farabi Kantarbayeva Zh.U. gave a lecture on "Peculiarities of distinguishing religious destructive trends in the social network." The lecture included a broad discussion of the main characteristics of destructive religious content, ways to attract young people, and ways to critically analyze information. Interactive tasks and situational analysis were conducted in the training part, media literacy, critical thinking and students' ability to make independent decisions were strengthened. This event contributed to improving the quality of education, acquiring vital skills and developing young people as conscious and responsible individuals. Thus, the training seminar corresponded to the 4th goal of sustainable Development and was aimed at high-quality education of young people, the ability to navigate the information environment and the formation of lifelong learning values.