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2/22/24, 10:38 AM Participants commend the words of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak and Bin Bayyah regarding the importance of dialogue for humanity
Abu Dhabi: the participants in the sessions and activities of the International Conference
for Dialogue of Civilizations and Tolerance in Abu Dhabi referred to the words of His

Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and

Coexistence, sponsor of the conference, and His Excellency Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah,
Chairman of the Emirates Council for Sharia Fatwa, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Peace

Forum, on the importance of positive dialogue based on respect for the other, aimed at
building common ground for platforms that can face challenges and bridge the gap of

differences, for the future of humanity in general, stressing that the two words served as a
revealing title for the role of the conference and its main goal, in promoting a culture of

dialogue between all parties globally.

The activities of The International Dialogue of Civilization and Tolerance continued for the
second day in a row, organised by the Emirates Scholar Center for Research and Studies

and the Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence, in cooperation with the United Nations

Alliance of Civilizations, with large international and Arab participation through 7
specialised sessions that include a number of research papers that dealt with tolerance,

economy, sustainability, the importance of positive dialogue, and the role of education and
culture in promoting the values of tolerance and dialogue.

Dr. Fawaz Habbal, president of the conference and Secretary-General of the Emirates

Scholar Center for Research and Studies, stressed that the conference, which we are very
proud of under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak for all its

activities, is held in a systematic scientific manner and is based on scientific research and
historical and religious experiments, in order to societies and the preservation of their

civilizations and their gains for future generations, under the spirit of tolerance and

coexistence that should always prevail.

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