‘UAE, a homeland of love, uniting hearts and minds’
His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has stressed that the UAE continues its approach based on openness, tolerance and coexistence.
“We remember the humanitarian legacy of the late Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, which is still developing and growing to lead all our plans and initiatives,” tweeted Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed on the occasion of International Day for Tolerance. “The UAE believes in the need to extend the values of peace, coexistence and tolerance, to become a unique model and homeland of love, uniting hearts and minds,” he added. The UAE has transformed multiculturalism and diversity embraced at home, to an active investment and added value to growth, progress and prosperity resources, he added.
Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed also stressed that the UAE will continue to be a loving country, as this “represents its value and approach charted by the founding fathers and its cultural heritage, which we are continuing with you.
“As the message of my brother, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, reached to the heart of every lover of the UAE, including his sublime meanings and values, it deepens the national vision of tolerance and enriches it.”
Tolerance programme
“Every day is a Tolerance Day for us,” Minister of State for Tolerance, Shaikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, told foreign diplomats in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. She was speaking on the occasion of the International Day of Tolerance at a special event to launch the UAE’s National Tolerance programme.
The event, at the capital’s Ritz Carlton Hotel, was attended by ambassadors, consuls and senior diplomats from nearly 150 of the foreign missions in the country. It was organised to provide the minister with an opportunity to explain the UAE’s approach, both internally and abroad.
Thanks to the tolerant spirit of the Emirati people, the UAE is ranked first regionally and among top three globally in tolerance indicators. That spirit stems from our way of life, our rich heritage, and our openness to other people of the world.”
Thanking diplomats for their interest and the positive role that their resident communities in the UAE play in local society, Shaikha Lubna stressed the importance of the National Tolerance Programme, saying: “We need to raise the positive language of tolerance, of co-existence.” It had been developed through wide-ranging discussions with other organisations and groups. The Tolerence Ministry, she said, was like “an amplifier”, serving to spread the broader message.
The UAE has established itself as a role model for tolerance and co-existence. This model has won praise from nations of the world. The country hosts more than 200 nationalities of diverse religions, languages and cultural and ethnic backgrounds who are living and working in complete harmony.”