Teachers in the UAE said that the most important characteristic of the UAE is tolerance and its embrace of all nationalities, which coexist in love and peace.
Teachers in a video report prepared by the International Institute for Tolerance of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives and published on his Twitter page recently said that their view of the UAE, its culture and traditions, was generally positive because of what they found. Good treatment, equal opportunities for everyone.
In her report, the British teacher, Elizabeth, said that the most important advantages of teaching in a tolerant and multicultural environment is to gain a different experience that has not been experienced before, and can not be tried in her country Britain, she said.
The Indian teacher, Sunder, said that the UAE is the best place to test how unity is in pluralism and diversity, while the Romanian teacher, Gabriela, said that the way of thinking changes when working in a multi-environment such as the UAE.
An Egyptian teacher, Rami, stressed that working in a tolerant and diverse environment provides an opportunity to learn about different ideas, cultures, customs and traditions, which promotes tolerance, while a British teacher, Stephen, said he learned from an Emirati student a lot about the history, heritage and culture of the UAE.
When asked to describe the UAE as a word, the teachers said it was "tolerance for all", "competitiveness", "happiness" and "challenge."
On the other hand, the Managing Director of the International Institute for Tolerance, Dr. Hamad Al-Shaibani, in the first issue of the magazine «Platform for Tolerance», launched by the Institute, recently, that tolerance is one of the most important values that highlight the cultural face of societies, due to its outputs that achieve solidarity and unity between The principles of equality, justice and freedom are promoted by respecting the beliefs and cultures of others as a consistent and uncompromising approach to human stature.
He added that the launch of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai (the International Institute for Tolerance), the first institute of tolerance in the Arab world, was only a real translation of this approach, which was based on the state, when it was established Our founding fathers have fixed rules, based on accepting the other without regard to their color, race or religion. ”
He pointed out that these rules were the first of a general culture established in the members of the UAE society, whose good land embraces more than 200 different nationalities. On the land of the Emirates.
What is more important is the tolerance initiatives launched by the State, as they are a pillar of a cultural and scientific system, a bridge to activate constructive dialogues, and an incentive for individuals to achieve the highest levels of education and culture, in sound ways that consolidate the concepts of tolerance and respect the rights of others.
Development of the education system
Dr. Hamad Al-Shaibani, Managing Director of the International Institute for Tolerance, said that since the rule of tolerance is well established and the culture that reinforces its perceptions prevails, the International Institute for Tolerance seeks to develop the educational system in educational institutions, which have a great responsibility in promoting and promoting a culture of coexistence to ensure balance. This comes through the integration of the concepts of tolerance in the curriculum and the issuance of specialized studies and research, not only at the local level, but at the regional and global levels, in addition to the introduction and presentation of a number of initiatives, programs and activities.
- Tolerance is a consistent approach that does not accept compromise, change or transgression on human stature.