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Centre Of Information Releases New Study On ’UAE And The Culture Of Tolerance’











The Centre of Information Affairs for H.H. Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, has issued a study under the title "The UAE and the Culture of Tolerance". It gives a comprehensive picture of the government’s efforts in fostering of the culture of tolerance and the positive effects it has on the UAE society. The study asserts that President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been one of the pioneering advocate for spreading the values of tolerance and cooperation, instead of exclusion and refusal of the other. In this, the study says, he follows the method of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who implanted in the mind of the society the spirit of cultural coexistence, which his successor, President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has undertaken to strengthen and bolster, until it became part and parcel of the UAE society and its daily life. It points out that the wise leadership of the UAE has adopted the policy of promoting the culture of peace among civilizations and religions, under the guidance and auspices of President Khalifa who emphasized, in various occasions, the importance of creating a mechanism for true inter-religious dialogue and intercommunication for building an alliance for peace and understanding, with a view to uprooting the causes of violence and hatred. His Highness Sheikh Khalifa asserted that human dialogue is the best way for settling any civilizational clash, says the book, indicating that His Highness has always called for such a dialogue to be held under the auspices of the United Nations, with the aim of promoting understanding between civilizations and strengthening the foundations of tolerance and peace, in accordance with the rules of international law. The study notes that people from various nations, races, cultures and faiths are able to live together and cooperate in a harmonious way rarely found elsewhere, due to this policy of tolerance. One of the aspects of brotherhood and tolerance shown here is the protection of religions and their followers, explains the study, adding that this policy allowed the establishment of many places of worship and religious education centers in the country. It indicates that the President gave hospitable receptions to international Christian religious figures, including H.E. Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark. It is worthwhile to mention that the study consists of the works of a symposium organized by the Centre of Information Affairs entitled "Khalifa and the Culture of Tolerance," in which high-ranking religious figures and accredited ambassadors had participated. The symposium tackled the efforts of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in promoting the culture of tolerance and boosting dialogue between civilizations and nations.

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