Question

An essay on Year of Tolerance in U.A.E

Answer 1

On 15 December 2018, H. H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed declared 2019 as the Year of Tolerance. The announcement aims to highlight the UAE as a global capital for tolerance and its approach, since its establishment, to be a bridge of communication between peoples of different cultures in a respectful environment that rejects extremism and emphasizes on the acceptance of the other.

The Year of Tolerance will focus on five main pillars:

1. to deepen the values of tolerance and co-existence among cultures by teaching the youth the values of tolerance
2. to solidify the UAE as the global capital for tolerance through a series of initiatives, projects and dialogues between various cultures and civilizations
3. to implement multiple cultural programmes and make contributions to build tolerant communities
4. to focus on legislative and policy-oriented objectives that contribute to mandating cultural and religious tolerance via dialogue
5. to promote tolerance through targeted media initiatives and projects.