Under the slogan "We are all one", and within the "Get to know each other" initiative, the Ministry of Tolerance organized a virtual meeting, yesterday, during which five families from around the world reviewed their experiences in the face of the new corona virus, and their members exchanged experiences, within the framework of "Share .. Learn." "Grow," in order to promote high human values, tolerance and coexistence in peace.
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, who attended the forum, said that "the world desperately needs to stand together in order to face the pandemic of" Corona ", and it also needs someone who broadcasts a spirit of hope, positivity and humanity, in order for this confrontation to succeed." Pointing out that the ministry is working to activate all its capabilities to fulfill this role within the framework of high-end human values, which can unite efforts and provide an appropriate environment for all, whether in the local, regional or global framework, to confront the types of crises, especially families that bear the greatest burden in this confrontation.
He added that «the forum opens the door for families to share their successful experiences within the framework of three goals: (Share .. learn .. grow), which the forum considers a starting point to benefit from the experiences of others, and benefit them at the same time with our experiences.
First episode
Families of: Aranja Karunarantni (Sri Lanka), Sasha Dallas (United Kingdom), Pastor Brad Reed (United States), John Syria (India), and Dr. Salem Muhammad Owais Al Shamsi (UAE) participated in the forum, in the presence of a psychiatrist specialist director of the Institute of Relations Humanity in Dubai, Dr. Raymond Hamdan, who moderated the session from Washington, USA, and the head of the Community Development Department, Dr. Mugheer Khamis al-Khaili, the director general of the Office of the Minister of Tolerance, Afra al-Sabri, and the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Motherhood, Al-Reem Abdullah Al-Falasi. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak emphasized that “the coherent family is one of the most important elements for combating all crises facing any nation or people. There is no doubt that family cohesion in the Emirates has become a global model, as families and Emirati society have demonstrated wonderful capabilities in the face of a pandemic (Covid 19) ), And expressed his appreciation to Dr. Raymond Hamdan, for his management of the dialogue, which is the first episode of the "Get to Know" initiative, and thanked him for the participating families.
Take all precautions
For their part, Dr. Salim Al Shamsi and Dr. Mai Al Jaber, who represent the Emirati family at the forum, expressed their pride in being part of this valuable social experience, which not only depends on a region, religion or social level, but rather exceeds all of that to humanity, which found Suddenly and without introductions, she is required to defend her presence on this planet, and families bear the greatest responsibility in preserving their children and facing the difficult circumstances imposed by the pandemic. Al Shamsi added that he and his family faced the pandemic by taking all the precautions recommended by the UAE Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization, And they had to adapt to the idea of social separation. While the Sri Lankan family reviewed their experience in the face of "Corona", noting that they felt from the first moment that the virus invaded the world that all family members should work as a homogeneous and integrated work team, and that each of them take advantage of their capabilities, life skills and talents in the interest of the family in general, and the system and interconnectedness in what Among them is the password in their success in dealing with the challenges imposed by the pandemic, while the Sasha and Graham Claus family from the United Kingdom confirmed their pride in participating in the forum and sharing their story in this period crowded with the conflicting and deep feelings of everyone.
Tolerance Minister:
"The cohesive family is one of the most important elements in combating all crises facing any nation or people."
Bright dialogue
Dr. Raymond Hamdan emphasized that the forum was a brainstorm in which everyone participated, to come out with summaries representing a good experience for the family at the world level, indicating that the dialogue focused on the bright aspects and did not overlook the challenges, and all the participants turned into supporters for each other, so that the human brotherhood manifested itself in its highest sense, And the slogan of these meetings would be to "get to know" really on the ground.
He expressed his thanks to the Ministry of Tolerance, which provided an opportunity for these different families to speak and explain their experiences with great freedom and happiness as well, to turn the ministry into a platform for exchanging positive thoughts and feelings, and to be a model for coexistence, inclusion, respect for differences, and the primacy of human participants.