Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 01/12/2022
On the occasion of the International Day for Tolerance marked on 16 November 2022 every year, the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation held a virtual symposium on 1 December 2022 as part of its series of lectures and cultural symposia to enhance and highlight its cultural content.
The guest of the symposium was Dr Yousef Al Hassan, Emirati writer and researcher and holder of a doctorate degree in political science. He is one of the pioneers of Emirati diplomacy (1972 – 2010), having held several diplomatic positions with various responsibilities, the most recent being Director General of the Diplomatic Institute with an ambassadorial rank, member Board of Trustees of many research centres, think tanks and universities. He is a member and co-founder of Arab Group for Muslim – Christian Dialogue.
The symposium highlighted the notion of tolerance and its civilizational contexts and the objective of tolerance. It also focused on dialogue and coexistence and the importance of tolerance and peace and how to tackle bigotry. Also discussed was the position of tolerance and its manifestations in Islam.
The International Day for Tolerance is an annual global occasion when the world celebrates the values and essence of tolerance and mutual respect among nations and civilizations, and calls for combating bigotry, isolation and hatred, in order to cement national and international peace and support commonalities among human cultures.
