Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, called on Arab media professionals to assume their responsibilities in introducing human beings to the integrated model of happy life, and fruitful relations between all, and that spreading the principles of tolerance and human brotherhood be an important part in the work of the media, stressing that The world desperately needs to follow in the footsteps of the late Sheikh Zayed.
This came in his opening speech to the Arab Media Gathering for Human Fraternity, which started its activities in Abu Dhabi yesterday, on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the signature of the Grand Imam of Sheikh Al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, and His Holiness Pope Francis, Pope of the Vatican, the Document of Human Fraternity.
The gathering, whose activities end today, witnessed a number of seminars, which were attended by senior Arab media professionals, who agreed on the necessity of activating the role of media honors covenants, and the imposition of strict controls that limit the exploitation of media platforms in providing outputs pronounced by society and laws, as they stoke national strife, and urges On hatred and discrimination.
In detail, the activities of the first day of the Arab media gathering, organized by the Council of Muslim Wise Men, began yesterday in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of a large number of prominent media people from various Arab countries, with the aim of discussing the challenges faced by traditional and new media, and the controls they need to communicate their message, in an ethical manner. The profession promotes human fraternity.
The gathering, which was titled "The Arab Media Gathering for Humanitarian Brotherhood", started with an opening speech delivered by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, in which he emphasized that the UAE has become the state of human brotherhood, adopting peace as a means, and adopting tolerance and cooperation as a method, As this is part of the legacy left by the great founder of the state, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, pointing out that this gathering is an important expression of confidence and hope in the future of the region and the world, and a favorable occasion to promote the values of acquaintance, dialogue and joint action.
He said, “The Arab Media Gathering seeks to emphasize the pivotal role of the Arab media in educating people, and in shaping the general behavior of individuals and institutions, in a way that contributes to achieving the goals of the Abu Dhabi Document for Human Fraternity”, indicating that the initiative of the Muslim Wise Council to organize this gathering is a declaration that human brotherhood It is an affirmation of the teachings of true Islam, which respects thought and reason.
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan called on Arab media professionals to assume their responsibilities in introducing human beings to the integrated model of happy life and fruitful relations between all, and that the spread of the principles of tolerance and human brotherhood be an important part in the work of the media, stressing that the world is in An urgent need to follow in the footsteps of the late Sheikh Zayed. In his speech, the Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Dr. Qais Al-Azzawi said: “The celebration of the first anniversary of the document carries positive connotations in the lives of our peoples, considering that the document is a founding step for a more open and tolerant world”, stressing the great interest of the League of Arab States in building bridges of cooperation between religions and cultures. , And consolidate the values of tolerance and coexistence, and its keenness to support intellectual initiatives and contributions.
Al-Azzawi added that "the success of these efforts and initiatives depends on a good and professional media accompanying and able to build bridges between decision makers, we need a new generation of media professionals who present tolerant Islamic values and principles to the world", pointing out that the Arab League, out of its responsibilities, adopted initiatives to create a new Arab media It supports Arab causes, and addresses the distortion campaigns faced by the Arab world.
While the Minister of Information of the Vatican State, Paolo Rovinj, stressed that the importance of the role of the media in building human brotherhood was the motive for the Holy See to make great efforts through the Communications Department to spread the principles of human fraternity, calling on all workers in the media to give priority to human interest and tolerance over their convictions Personality and their religious attitudes, in order for the media to be a tool for building and dialogue with the other.
The activities of the first day of the media gathering
The activities of the first day of the media gathering witnessed a number of workshops and seminars, which focused on the controls and ethics of media work, during which the keynote speakers narrated all the professional negatives of the traditional media, amid a great debate among the participants about the implications of the traditional media's bid to compete with the social media with a view to obtaining At higher rates and readership, most attendees agreed that these endeavors pushed the media and media outlets to abandon credibility, ethics and professional controls, stressing the need to activate the role of media honors, and impose strict controls Limiting the exploitation of media platforms to provide outcomes for society and laws, as they fuel national discord, and incite hatred and discrimination.
• Senior Arab media professionals agreed on the need to activate the role of media codes of honor and impose strict controls.