Zayed established legacy of tolerance: Minister
This legacy enabled the country to host over 200 nationalities, who live with dignity and respect and work with appreciation and harmony.”
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance
abu dhabi — The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Founding Father of the UAE, had established the legacy of tolerance that is unique in the region and the entire world, said Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance.
“This legacy enabled the country to host over 200 nationalities, who live with dignity and respect and work with appreciation and harmony,” he said, while taking part in a preparatory meeting between relevant government authorities and strategic partners on promoting tolerance in the community.
He said that the legacy of tolerance has been strengthened by the President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Their Highnesses Members of the Supreme Council and Rulers of the Emirates.
The meeting was convened to promote tolerance within the community in a sustainable way and transform it into integrated institutional work, to achieve the directives of the wise leadership and the goals of the UAE Vision 2021 and UAE Centennial 2071 to enrich and ingrain the values of tolerance, harmony, love and peace and make them a lifestyle among the UAE’s diverse communities.
Sheikh Nahyan highlighted the importance of consolidating the country’s efforts to succeed in relevant national and global indicators to promote the UAE as a country of tolerance, a symbol of coexistence and a beacon of social cohesion and communication.
He also noted that tolerance, in its best form, is one’s enlightened thinking towards every individual in the community, as well as performing one’s social and humanitarian responsibilities to their family, nation and humanity. —