UAE a sublime standard for tolerance
15 Mar 2021 The UAE established the Abrahamic Family House, which will be a beacon of mutual understanding among people of faith and goodwill. The praise from Arab Parliament Speaker Adel Abdulrahman Al-Asoomi for the UAE’s culture of forbearance is heartening, to say the least.
The nation promotes dialogue, coexistence, acceptance and tolerance, and embraces and promotes the Document of Human Fraternity, signed two years ago by His Eminence Dr. Ahmed el-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, and His Holiness, Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church. Addressing the opening session of the 31st Conference of Egypt’s Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs in Cairo, Al-Asoomi said that the document has inaugurated a new phase of cooperation and convergence between the followers of different religions.
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By Isabella Piro
Closeness, synodality and missionary impetus: these are the cornerstones of the Pontificate of Pope Francis, who was elected eight years ago to the Chair of St. Peter. The perspective of his Pontificate starts from below, from the attention paid to those existential and geographical “peripheries” that act as a counterpoint to his being and acting. Inviting all to recover “the original freshness of the Gospel,” he urges the faithful to take up a new fervor and dynamism so that the love of Jesus can truly reach everyone. The Church desired by Pope Francis is an “outgoing” Church, with “open doors,” a “field hospital” that is not afraid of the “revolution of tenderness” or “the miracle of kindness.”
Abu Dhabi: The Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities (MBZUH) in Abu Dhabi has launched the world’s first Bachelor of Tolerance and Coexistence Studies to spread a culture of human fraternity and contribute to sustainable social development.
The degree aims to create graduates with a high-level of academic knowledge and practical skills that enable them to spread a culture of tolerance and coexistence. It includes courses that promote these values, inspired by the legacy of late Sheikh Zayed, as well as covering the role of media in encouraging a cohesive society, comparative religion and Islam.
Dr Khaled Salem Al Dhaheri, chancellor of Mohamed bin Zayed University for Humanities, said: “Education plays a clear role in fostering the values that create harmony between societies. MBZUH’s bachelor degree is the first higher education programme in the world that develops students’ understanding and respect for different cultures, civilisations and religions, so they can ac
February 4 as
International Day of Human Fraternity in recognition of the historic meeting between Pope Francis and Ahmed El Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar, in Abu Dhabi on this date in 2019.
During the meeting, the two religious leaders signed the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together.
MBZUH was launched in November 2020 and offers programmes in social studies, humanities and philosophy for bachelor s, master s and doctoral degrees.
The university aims to open international campuses.
Top universities in the UAE – in pictures United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain has a strong standing in research and offers one of the country s main medicine degrees. Randi Sokoloff / The National