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Shaikh Abdullah bin Bayyah, Chairman of the UAE Fatwa Council and Head of the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace, praised the UAE’s leadership for promoting the values of peace, tolerance, and compassion globally, making it a global example.
In his statement on the occasion of the annual International Day of Human Fraternity on February 4, Shaikh Abdullah noted the UAE’s role in fostering inter-faith dialogue and hosting the signing of the Document on Human Fraternity by His Eminence Dr. Ahmed el-Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, and His Holiness Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church.
He emphasised the importance of highlighting similarities between humans as a way to achieve harmony and pave the way for peace.
Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), stressed that the UAE’s celebration of the International Day of Human Fraternity is a testament to its pioneering role in promoting tolerance and coexistence.
“The fifth anniversary of the signing of the Human Fraternity Document in the UAE coincides with the day that embodies its inspiring and leading role and constitutes an international recognition and appreciation of its tireless efforts to spread the values and concepts of coexistence and fraternity among peoples,†Ghobash said.
He also highlighted the keenness of the UAE, headed by President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to promote the values of tolerance, being one of the country’s key principles since its establishment by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
Ghobash noted that the Human Fraternity Document was signed in the UAE on February 4, 2019, which inspired the United Nations General Assembly to proclaim that day as the International Day of Human Fraternity soon after.