Nahyan Bin Mubarak Launches 'International Tolerance Symposium'
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published November 15, 2018 | 02:15 AM
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister for Tolerance, stated that establishing the Ministry of Tolerance in the UAE was a clear announcement to the country and the entire world that tolerance and coexistence are part of the country’s foundations and must be preserved.
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 15th Nov, 2018) Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister for Tolerance, stated that establishing the Ministry of Tolerance in the UAE was a clear announcement to the country and the entire world that tolerance and coexistence are part of the country’s foundations and must be preserved.
He added that both values are essential for the stability of all communities, were established by the Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and are pillars of the ministry’s work, which the UAE is presenting to the world.
Sheikh Nahyan made this statement while launching the 'International Tolerance Symposium', which was held by the ministry on the sidelines of the "National Tolerance Festival," under the theme, "On Zayed’s Approach," and was attended by officials and thinkers from European, Asian, American and Arab countries, including India, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, UK, Canada, Australia, Uruguay, Lebanon, Italy, the Netherlands and the United States, US.
The symposium aims to prepare a working paper that includes an international strategy for strengthening tolerance on a global level, discussing various tolerance-related issues, raising awareness, and promoting peaceful coexistence and international cooperation while rejecting violence, extremism, hatred, intolerance and discrimination, as well as creating innovative and creative solutions to spread awareness about tolerance among the world’s youth.
During the launch, Sheikh Nahyan highlighted the legacy of Sheikh Zayed and his international efforts to establish the values of peaceful coexistence and respect, through meeting with influential political and religious leaders around the world to ease tensions and search for peaceful solutions that promoted coexistence and rejected violence, which are evident in the UAE’s support for tolerance and coexistence between various peoples and religions, and its ongoing efforts to build a fair world without bias in terms of colour or race.
He also pointed out that the UAE is an example of tolerance and coexistence, as it hosts over 200 nationalities that live together peacefully. It has also adopted a policy of openness to the world, and has a welcoming community with basic values that are common to all religions and cultures, he added.
At the end of the symposium’s second session, Sheikh Nahyan and its participants celebrated the birthday of Karen Armstrong, Founder of the Charter of Compassion.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 7 May 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 07 May 2024
Sharjah Animation Conference explores cross-cultural collaboration opportunities ..
Sharjah Public Library provides countless opportunities for young imaginations t ..
Sharjah Police launches 'Your belongings, your responsibility' awareness campaig ..
Dubai Police displays Innovative Tourism Security Services at 'ATM 2024'
Mohammad Haris, Aamir Jamal not part of national squad for Ireland, England: Bab ..
Erdogan opens former church to Muslim worshippers
Cultural events hallmark of a nation, Director RAC
Iraq hangs 11 convicted of 'terrorism': security, health sources
Stocks rise on renewed hopes of rate cuts
PM assures all-out support to Saudi investment
More Stories From Middle East
-
UAE announces ‘Zero Bureaucracy Program’ to reduce bureaucracy
3 months ago -
COP28 President-Designate welcomes Transitional Committee agreement to operationalise Loss and Damag ..
6 months ago -
Global Media Congress 2023 to feature Co-Production Majlis as a new networking platform
6 months ago -
Young female athletes shine at Abu Dhabi World Youth Jiu-Jitsu Championship
6 months ago -
King of Jordan receives Abdullah bin Zayed and ministers participating in Arab coordination meeting
6 months ago -
Abdullah bin Zayed participates in coordination meeting of Arab foreign ministers, joint meeting wit ..
6 months ago
-
3rd annual conference of Emirates Society of Clinical Microbiology kicks off in Dubai
6 months ago -
SIBF 2023 hosts Nobel laureate to discuss emergence of ‘Afrofuturism’ in global discourse
6 months ago -
ALC announces winners of Kanz Al Jeel Award 2023
6 months ago -
SIBF turns spotlight on remarkable contributions of women
6 months ago -
Global assets in spot bitcoin ETFs hit $4.16 billion
6 months ago -
Rescuers struggle to find Nepal quake survivors as deaths reach 157
6 months ago