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effort in supporting you in achieving your goals, which emanate from the nation’s goals and supreme interests on the

path to integrated development,” he said.

Concluding his remarks, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak said: “We in the UAE are now celebrating the Year of

Community. On this occasion, the Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence, in cooperation with Sandooq Al Watan, has
launched the ‘Our Life in the UAE’ competition, which represents an invitation to everyone living on this blessed land

to express, in writing, their feelings about their lives in this pioneering country.”

He urged members of National Identity and Tolerance Clubs to actively participate in these effort to ensure the

initiative’s a success.

Partners in Empowerment

Institutions honoured for their contributions to Sandooq Al Watan summer programmes included: Al Rostamani

Group, the National Library and Archives, Sharjah Institute for Heritage, Abu Dhabi Department of Education and

Knowledge, Family Development Foundation, Emirates Red Crescent, Aletihad Newspaper, ADNOC, Ministry of
Education, Community Development Authority–Dubai, Department of Culture and Tourism (House of Artisans),

Ministry of Culture, Federal Youth Authority, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, Etisalat, Dubai National Theatre,

Emirates News Agency (WAM), Emirates Foundation, General Authority of Islamic Affairs ,Endowments, and Zakat,
Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi Municipality, and the Abu Dhabi Youth Council.

Panel Session

The panel session “The Role Models and National Identity” focused on the theme “A Strong and Sustainable National

Identity Built on Responsibility, Empowerment, and Productivity”. The panel explored how the youth can preserve and
elevate national identity through values-based leadership.

Discussions focused on strengthening dialogue among youth councils, inspiring meaningful initiatives, and
emphasisng values such as Arabic language preservation, religious awareness, and cultural pride.

Panellists included Dr. Maitha Saif bin Kanish Al Hamli, expert in political awareness among Emirati women; Dr.

Abdulrahman Al Ansari, Head of Fatwa and Civilizational Ijtihad Department; Dr. Saad Al-Wadami from the Abu Dhabi

Youth Council; writer Faisal Mohammed Al Shamsi; and Dr. Aisha Al Shamsi, Head of Arabic Language at MBZUH.
The session was moderated by Ibrahim Talal Al Blooshi, member of the Nafis Youth Council.

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