Mohammad honours pioneers of tolerance
INDIVIDUALS AND INITIATIVES GET UAE PIONEERS AWARD
Fourteen individual and group initiatives, including two Christian expatriates in the UAE, were honoured on Tuesday as ‘UAE Pioneers’. The prestigious award, was conferred by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
In its sixth edition, the UAE Pioneers Award coincides with the Year of Tolerance this year. The awardees were felicitated in Abu Dhabi at the end of the government meetings.
“We want to see tolerance in all areas of life. We want to educate the tolerant student, train the teacher to educate tolerant generations, and consolidate the values of tolerance that embody the true image of the UAE society,” Shaikh Mohammad said.
The Emirati pioneering individuals and entities made significant contributions to the Year of Tolerance.
Shaikh Mohammad dedicated this year to celebrate individuals and initiatives in tolerance that have played a role in highlighting the tolerance of the people of the UAE.
This embodies the goals of the Year of Tolerance announced by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Shaikh Mohammad said that tolerance represents the greatest value Almighty Allah has given to man, praising the exceptional models of UAE nationals and those living on its homeland, in tolerance and upholding human values.
“Today we honour outstanding models that embody the values of tolerance and the values of Zayed and work to promote them in UAE society so that they become a way of life for all who live on the land of the UAE ... Tolerance is the noblest human traits, without
Humanitarian Fraternity Working Group, Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
by
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and
Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Interfaith Alliance for Community Security, Lt Gen Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
chaired by
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, launched by the UAE to facilitate the building of bridges between religions, NGOs and experts in all fields.
Shaikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan,
Minister of Tolerance. The team of the
Million Tolerants document, Dr Nidal Al
headed by
Director-General of Dar Zayed for Islamic Culture.
Tunaiji, Voice of Tolerance Choir Jameela Salem Al Muhairi,
headed by
Minister of State for Public Education. The choir includes more than 400 students representing 40 nationalities from 68 schools.
Hamad Saeed Al Shamsi,
UAE Ambassador to Lebanon, who contributed to conveying the image of Emirati tolerance to the Lebanese.
Global Tolerance Leadership Task Force Noora Mohammad Al Kaabi,
headed by headed
Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, an initiative between the UAE government and Unesco.
,a thinker, writer and director
Nasser Al Dhaheri
which the world will suffer, conflicts increase and nations and civilisations decline,” Shaikh Mohammad said.
“We are collectively responsible for spreading and promoting the values of tolerance, and participating in the consolidation of models and experiences that embody these values.”
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