The International Institute for Tolerance has announced the extension of the nomination period for the “Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Tolerance” from all countries of the world, until January 15th, in response to the demand for registration, and to make way for more distinguished initiatives at the level of institutions and individuals from everywhere, To participate in the award launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in the framework of the UAE’s keenness to promote the values of tolerance globally, and to honor the owners of effective initiatives in their consolidation.
The award celebrates initiatives and accomplishments from the four sides of the world, whether from institutions or individuals, and consolidates tolerance and its societal and human values at the national and global levels, and actively contributes to strengthening its role as a means of human communication and cross-border civilizational interaction and diverse cultures. It also encourages more institutions and individuals to take the initiative, and contribute to strengthening the pillars of tolerance, communication, openness and coexistence, dialogue between cultures, civilizations and followers of religions, and highlighting the tolerant values of Islam calling for peace.
The award commenced since the second half of November 2019, by receiving personal and institutional nominations through its website www.mbrtawards.ae for specific initiatives from around the world that support the values of tolerance and enhance their presence in daily life and local communities, institutional policies, government legislation and international laws.
The managing director of the International Institute for Tolerance, Dr. Hamad Sheikh Ahmed Al-Shaibani, said that the award reflects the keenness of the state leadership to honor the initiatives that establish shared global values and reflect positively on the dedication of human societies that respect human values and make tolerance a higher value.
He stressed the importance of celebrating the owners of the initiatives that make a positive difference in consolidating tolerance, and their efforts, by participating in nominating entities and individuals from all countries of the world for the award, and registering them and their quality initiatives on the award site.
In turn, the Secretary General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Tolerance, Major General Ahmed Khalfan Al Mansouri, said: “Nominations from different parts of the world emphasize the importance of the award as a global initiative that raises the values of dialogue and human communication, and calls for rejection of hatred, intolerance and closure, and celebrates the principles of diversity as a pillar of open future societies. Which brings about the good of mankind, and advances it at all levels.
He pointed out that extending the deadline for receiving nominations broadens the spotlight on the initiatives aimed at consolidating the values of tolerance, and opens the way for more entities and individuals to submit their nominations or nominate others who have specific achievements in generalizing the language of tolerance and human dialogue.
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The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Tolerance, which is part of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Initiatives, is the first global initiative of its kind, which focuses in particular on the dedication of the concept of tolerance, as an introduction to open dialogue, convergence and positive communication between civilizations and cultures in different countries of the world. In this, it strives to establish a pioneering generation of conscious Arab youth, who leads specific local and global initiatives in the field of tolerance, and supports the intellectual, cultural and media product aimed at celebrating tolerance, and honors active contributions in consolidating its principles as a pillar of human communication, and protecting human societies from intolerance and seclusion. .