Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, will inaugurate, on Tuesday, February 25th, the Abu Dhabi International Hay Festival, which is organized by the Ministry of Tolerance in cooperation with the British Haye Foundation for Arts and Literature, and will continue for four days with the participation of 99 international writers, thinkers and artists, and an elite group of Nobel laureates and poker awards in the novel, and the festival, which begins for the first time in the region, offers a unique experience, where writers and readers gather under one umbrella, to exchange dialogues and new ideas, and festival programs combine entertainment and inspiration, in the spaces of culture, thought, tolerance and acceptance of the other, to be the Festival serves as an intellectual bridge between East and West and between creators and the public, through the 112 most diverse activities for the public, as well as special programs for school and university students.
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan said that Abu Dhabi’s embrace of this world festival is a message of peace and tolerance to the whole world. On the land of the Emirates, one of the most important international experiences of tolerance and coexistence has bloomed at the world level, the human brotherhood adopts a general approach that respects everyone, stressing that the festival is one of The most important cultural events on the global map, which depend on the multiplicity of ideas and opinions, and is a wonderful platform for true dialogue of different ideas and visions on the basis of tolerance and respect for difference from whatever source, where the High World Festival started for the first time in Britain in 1988, and organized more Over 130 courses so far in more than 30 countries attended by more than 4.5 million fans of thought, culture, arts, music and human heritage.