RIYADH: Techniques to recognize and fight the growing global phenomenon of hate speech will be discussed at an international forum in Vienna organized by the King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID). More than 200 religious leaders, policymakers, human rights representatives, journalists and educators will attend the two-day meeting starting on Wednesday. The forum will call for international cooperation and joint action against hate speech. The secretary-general of KAICIID, Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muaammar, said that the meeting will highlight the need for global peaceful coexistence, along with the dangers of hate and extremism, and their devastating effects on peace and state security. It will also focus on the role of laws and regulations to protect citizens from hate speech and extremism, and raise the awareness of the importance of education as a key pillar of the state-building process and shared identity.