What do you want to know about the UAE and the region? And various other questions, she answered interactively, in the presence of a group of festival guests, Emirati writer Rawda Al-Marri, author of the book “101 Misconceptions about the Emirates”, and the Emirati media and cultural adviser, Ali Al Salloum, refuting the fallacies and misconceptions, and then stereotypes that can That the opposite party form it in one way or another on the Emirati society between the past, present and future, providing him with a guide that speaks of transparency and credibility, and various field experiences expressed him from the perspective of literature and from a life practice, about the reality of this culture and its human extensions and moral dimensions that triumph d What to promote constructive dialogue and human communication.

Participation is a priority

Rawdat Al-Marri addressed the questions of fallacies that permeate the process of receiving the other to the culture of Emirati society, and how to overcome its barriers in order to understand and understand its details and its components. We share our customs and explain our culture to him, and this participation is perhaps a top priority upon which the equation for preserving the national identity and dedicating its continuity depends, today, not only on the part of the Emiratis but also on the part of every nationality living on its soil. ”Pointing to the value of building bridges for effective communication and dedicating solid foundations to Understanding the true cultural dialogue, based on mutual respect and sharing of ideas.

"The Emirati is not a strange creature hiding behind a kandura or a black cloak, which, although devoted to the other, may seem formal in some cases, as they speak in fact the customs and traditions of the local community, and you can never be an obstacle preventing dialogue, communication and friendship, and then you can Sharing experiences, and this is our basic message to the other who always carries his confusion with him and asks and finds no answers. Noting that “Emirati customs transform and move like sand dunes, but their content and moral values ​​are firm and precious to every Emirati, and this is what drives us constantly to the governor E on it. ”

Promote dialogue

Ali Al Salloum dealt with the details and conditions of communication with the other, from a common perspective in which he started from his long media experience, in which he moved between different parts of the world and got acquainted with different customs and different cultures, stressing: “I believe that the quality of the answers to the questions of the other has come to change today, In order to achieve its goal of reaching it and going deeper into describing the various aspects of Emirati culture, and then presenting it in a contemporary and modern way that the other can absorb and achieve the goals of dialogue with, and this is what we tried to perpetuate in our session. ”He added:“ Emirati society takes pride in its human and Arab values, from hospitality and capacity. Chest, generosity and tolerance rooted confident We died a long time ago, but this unfortunately sometimes the other does not receive it properly, as it still faces difficulty in understanding our social customs and laws, and still asks questions and issues rulings, and this is what we tried to address in the session (Ask an Emirati) that a man and a woman from the Emirates addressed, through Provide a clear vision and material needed for the foreigner to get to know the Emirates culture from Emirati personalities.

- Why do not we share the world our customs and explain to us our culture, this participation is perhaps a top priority on which the equation to preserve the national identity depends on today.

The quality of the answers to the questions of the other has come to change today, in order to achieve its goal of arriving at a different description of aspects of Emirati culture.

Rawda Al-Marri:

"Emirati customs transform and move like sand dunes, but their content and values ​​are firm and precious to every Emirati."

Ali Al Salloum:

"Emirati society takes pride in its human and Arab values, from hospitality, generosity and tolerance, but this is unfortunately sometimes not received by others."