UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum honored 14 personalities, individual and collective models and initiatives in support of tolerance at the First UAE 2019 ceremony, which was directed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum this year. To celebrate the leading personalities and initiatives in tolerance that have played a role in highlighting the tolerance of the people of the UAE and their openness to the world and their cultures, reflecting the goals of the Year of Tolerance announced by President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum stressed that tolerance represents the greatest value God has given to man, praising His Highness the exceptional models of UAE nationals and those living on its homeland, in tolerance and upholding human values.
His Highness said: "Today we honor outstanding models that embody the values of tolerance and the values of Zayed and its approach, and work to promote them in the society of the UAE. Our state is incubator of the great models that embody the spirit of tolerance, and reflect the authenticity of the values of the UAE society, and our cultural heritage, which Sheikh Zayed has Our society, to become a way of life for all who live on the land of the UAE .. Tolerance noblest human traits, and without the misery of the world, and increased conflicts and the decline of nations and civilizations.
We are responsible for spreading and promoting the values of tolerance and participating in consolidating the models and experiences that embody these values. We want to see this in all areas of life. We want to educate the tolerant student, educate the teacher to educate tolerant generations, and consolidate the values of tolerance. Which embodies the true image of the UAE society. "
The ceremony was attended by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, HH Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, HH Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, and HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince. Fujairah, HH Sheikh Rashid bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Crown Prince of Umm Al Quwain and HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah.
The ceremony was also attended by HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, HH Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, and HH Sheikh Hasher Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, Director of Dubai Media Department. , Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Future Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, and a number of ministers and officials.
Fourteen individual and collective personalities and initiatives were honored at the level of the UAE. The list of honorees included the Humanitarian Brotherhood Task Force, chaired by HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
The honors also included Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, and the team of the Million Tolerants document, headed by the Director General of the Zayed House for Islamic Culture, Dr. Nidal Al Tunaiji.
The Voice of Tolerance Choir, headed by Minister of State for Public Education Jamila Bint Salem Musabeh Al Muhairi, honored with over 400 students representing 40 nationalities from 68 public and private schools under the Ministry of Education, was honored by children who represented tolerance in Abha Hellah and presented a distinctive image of creativity. Which not only stopped at art, but also passed on to the values of tolerance and human feelings.
The honoring also included the UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon Hamad Saeed Al Shamsi, who contributed to conveying the image of Emirati tolerance to the Lebanese society in all its spectrums, as well as the best representation through its distinctive imprints in spreading the values of tolerance and humanity that have been embodied in many initiatives.
The first UAE ceremony witnessed the honoring of the Global Tolerance Leadership Task Force headed by Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, which represents an initiative between the UAE government and UNESCO, which reflects the UAE's trends and seeks to consolidate the spirit of tolerance, and the participation of the world model of the UAE in building societies of tolerance.
The Interfaith Alliance for Community Security Task Force, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, was honored.It represents a common global ethical system launched from the UAE to facilitate the building of bridges between religions, NGOs and experts in all fields.
The honoring included the thinker, writer and director of several short films Nasser Al Dhaheri, the son of the UAE who adopted the slogan of the Year of Tolerance in words and deeds, which was reflected in his writings, works and films, where he directed a number of short films on tolerance to be shown in conjunction with the International Day for Tolerance.
The ceremony was honored by the International Institute for Tolerance, the first institution dedicated to raising awareness about tolerance, coexistence and peace through education, which represents a global UAE beacon to achieve solidarity and unity among members of the same society, and promote the concepts of equality, justice and freedom, and received the shield of the Institute's Managing Director, Dr. Hamad Al-Shaibani.
The award included the Hall of Religions at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, which embodied the concepts of tolerance through collections belonging to different religions, including religious texts and manuscripts emphasizing the common human history and tolerance between civilizations and religions.The award was received by Mohammed Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi.
The author of The Culture of Tolerance was honored by Rev. Andrew Thompson, who tells stories of living harmoniously and peacefully among different personalities on the UAE land and celebrates a culture of tolerance and understanding among 10 religions.
The honors included the Zayed Gandhi Digital Museum, which tells the highest stories of tolerance established by the late founder of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the late Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi, where the museum celebrates two world leaders, contributing to the spirit of tolerance and harmony among peoples. The team is headed by the UAE Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development Noura Al Kaabi, and the Republic of India, Ambassador of India to the State Pavan Kapoor.
The first UAE ceremony witnessed honoring the program of tolerance and coexistence program headed by the Director General of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research Dr. Jamal Sanad Al Suwaidi, who focuses on rooting the culture of tolerance and coexistence by linking the principle of tolerance to the UAE national identity.
Indian Christian businessman Saji Cherian, who has written a line in the story of Emirati tolerance, was honored with the construction of the Maryam Mosque in the emirate of Fujairah for his brothers in humanity to make it easier for them to reach the nearest mosque, in a gesture aimed at repatriating part of the beautiful Emirates where he spent decades of his life. .
It is worth mentioning that the first UAE initiative aims at enhancing the UAE's distinguished models in various fields and highlighting its achievements, and highlighting the first Emirati accomplishments who have worked sincerely since the founding of the UAE until the present day to establish the Union. Innovations and initiatives, and the names and initiatives in the memory of the UAE was perpetuated through an annual encyclopedia of the early Emirates.