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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
The fourth session discusses sustainable prospects in caring for the civilization of future
generations. The scientific and discussion sessions of the conference were completed,

and the fourth session was held, entitled "Sustainable Horizons: Nurturing a Civilization for

Future Generations," during which Dirar Belhoul Al Falasi, Member of the Federal National
Council and Executive Director of Watani Al Emarat Foundation, addressed the topic of

"The Role of Leaders in the Development of Tolerance," and presented his personal
experience in developing the idea of coexistence. He said that at first he did not believe in

tolerance, but today he has become a supporter of the idea of tolerance and coexistence,
while a discussion session was chaired by Dr. Fawaz Habbal, the Chairman of the

conference, discussed the topic "Cultivating Sustainability: Developing a Roadmap for a

Harmonious Civilization," in the presence of Lulu Wang, Professor Abdullah Sabouni, Dr.
Nora Al-Karbi, and Dina Assaf, as Mr. Daniel Range, assistant professor at Coventry

University, addressed the topic "Understanding and Exploiting Trust in Religious Arenas to

Address Structural Inequalities," and Messrs. Idris Bokra, Hassan Shajid, and Haman
Bodin, spoke on the topic "The Holy Quran's Way of Expressing the Values of Tolerance

and Civilizational Dialogue".

Fifth session on education and tolerance rights. As for the fifth session of the Conference,

Education and tolerance rights were discussed, chaired by Professor Ghanim Kashwani,

and the topic "Tolerance in Education" was discussed by Mr. Butti Al Kindi, Chancellor at
Canada University in Dubai, Vice President of the Dubai World Trade Center, while Dr.

Daniel Range, Dr. Naomi Kalish, Bani Dugal, and Mohammed Jafari spoke on the topic
"Promoting Inclusion". In the same session, Belkacem Al-Jatari, Assistant Professor at

Mohammed bin Zayed University for the Humanities, addressed the topic of "Emirati

Societal Dynamics to Entrench Religious Tolerance," while Mr. James Patton and Heba
Abu Khosa, Assistant Professors at Mohammed bin Zayed University for the Humanities,

spoke on the topic "Harmony in Diversity: Enhancing Global Understanding of
Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action".

The sixth session examines the economic prospects for tolerance. The sixth session of

the conference discussed "Economic Prospects for Tolerance" and was chaired by Dr.
Fawaz Habbal, during which the topic "Cross-border Investment and International

Relations" was raised, and Dr. Dina Assaf, an expert in sustainable development, the
session included the title of the discussion "Economic Harmony: Prospects for Tolerance

in a Multifaceted World" and was spoken by Tarya Kentola, Annie Runnefeld, Dr. Raidan Al

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