They succeeded in conveying the message of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque to the world's guests

Cultural tour specialists ... ambassadors of tolerance and coexistence from the Emirates to the world

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center celebrates its functional cadre of UAE citizens who are cultural tour specialists.

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Coinciding with the "International Day of the Tourist Guide", the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center in Abu Dhabi celebrated its functional cadres of UAE citizens of cultural tour specialists, who succeeded in conveying the center's message and enriching the experiences of the mosque's visitors from all countries of the world, regardless of their cultures and religions.

And based on the mosque's status as one of the most prominent cultural and tourism destinations in the UAE, which is visited throughout the year by millions, including dignitaries and tourist and official delegations, from different cultures of the world, cultural tour specialists in the mosque are keen to inform them of the concepts of tolerance, coexistence and respect pursued by the United Arab Emirates The United Nations, by presenting the ideal model for the son of the Emirates, thus fulfilling the vision of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan - may God have mercy on him - of building bridges of communication and creating channels for civilized dialogue between the various cultures of the world.

Coinciding with this international day, cultural tour specialists at the center presented a virtual tour to a number of tour guides for tourism companies from different cultures, during which they were briefed on the unique "path of tolerance" experience that the center launched to represent an exceptional journey that takes mosque-goers of all cultures on an exceptional journey of exploration. Through an illustrated narration of the three sections of the path, and its rich stories whose chapters involve the concepts of coexistence and tolerance established by the late founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God bless him, and the Center translated it into a reality that everyone lives under the umbrella of noble values, and prepares them to start their tours in the tolerance He informs them of the essence of the message of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, in which they gather in their surroundings with others belonging to other cultures and religions, in an atmosphere of intimacy and respect united by common human denominators within a framework that fuses all forms of difference with it.

Because of the Center’s belief in the importance of investing in national human resources, and employing the energies of the nation’s youth in conveying their homeland’s message to the world, the center has achieved a localization rate of 100% in the profession of cultural tour specialists of both sexes, to provide cultural tours throughout the mosque.

Cultural tours carried out by the specialized center team are not limited to real-life tours. Cultural tour specialists currently offer virtual tours through the official Al-Jamea channel on the Instagram platform. The center’s team of tour specialists has provided 184 virtual tours since May of 2020. More than 23,000 follow-ups, while the number of realistic tours carried out by the team reached nearly 1,500 trips to different visitors to the mosque of various nationalities.

Head of the Cultural Tours Department at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center, Amina Al Hammadi, said: “The center is committed to presenting a true and bright picture of the principles of tolerant Islamic culture and the society of the UAE, as well as the commitment to translating the center’s role towards reviving the exploits of the founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, kind. May God rest his soul, and spreading his message of tolerance, by preparing a generation of the people of the nation who are aware of their national identity and Islamic culture. ”

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