Paus Francis en de Groot-Imam van Al Azhar ondertekenen historische Abu Dhabi-verklaring over wereldvrede en samenleven
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- Document over menselijk broederschap ondertekend in Verenigde Arabische Emiraten
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- Overeenkomst om te helpen met het beëindigen van conflicten en het bestrijden van extremisme
ABU DHABI, Verenigde Arabische Emiraten–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Zijne Heiligheid Paus Franciscus en zijn eminentie de Groot-Imam van Al Azhar Dr. Ahmed At-Tayyeb hebben de historische Abu Dhabi-verklaring ondertekend – een document over menselijk broederschap in de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten .
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Het “document over menselijk broederschap voor wereldvrede en samenleven” beoogt sterkere relaties tussen mensen onderling aan te moedigen, om op die manier de coëxistentie tussen mensen te bevorderen en om extremisme en de negatieve gevolgen ervan te bestrijden.
De ondertekeningsceremonie werd gehouden in aanwezigheid van Zijne Hoogheid Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president van de VAE, eerste minister en leider van Dubai, en Zijne Hoogheid Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, kroonprins van Abu Dhabi en plaatsvervangend opperbevelhebber van de strijdkrachten van de VAE. De bijeenkomst werd bijgewoond door meer dan vierhonderd religieuze leiders.
Pope Francis and Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sign Historic Abu Dhabi Declaration for World Peace and Living Together
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- Document On Human Fraternity Signed in UAE
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- Agreement To Help Bring an End to Conflicts and Fight Extremism
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)– His Holiness Pope Francis and His Eminence the Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr. Ahmed At-Tayyeb have signed the historic Abu Dhabi Declaration – a document on Human Fraternity in the United Arab Emirates.
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Pope Francis and Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sign Historic Abu Dhabi Declaration for World Peace and Living Together (Photo: AETOSWire)
The “Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together” seeks to encourage stronger relationships between people to promote coexistence among peoples and to confront extremism and its negative impacts.
The signing ceremony was in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and attended by more than 400 religious leaders.
During the ceremony His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also presented the first “Human Fraternity Award – From Dar Zayed” that was jointly given to Pope Francis and the Grand Imam.
The award was given to Dr. Ahmed at-Tayyeb in recognition of his firm position in defence of moderation, tolerance, global values and his vehement rejection of radical extremism.
Pope Francis meanwhile is well known as an advocate for tolerance and the laying aside of differences and for his determined call for the pursuit of peace and fraternity among humanity, and the award recognises this continued commitment and approach.
In a speech before signing the Abu Dhabi Declaration, Pope Francis said “hatred and violence” in the name of God cannot be justified, praising the value of education in reducing conflict.
Meanwhile Dr. Ahmed At-Tayyeb, who is one of the world’s foremost Muslim leaders, called on Muslims to protect Christian communities in the Middle East and for Muslims in the West to integrate into their communities.
“You are part of this nation… You are not minorities,” he said during his speech at the ceremony.
The ceremony was part of the broader Human Fraternity Meeting that has witnessed the first ever Papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula and hosted by the UAE Government.
*Source: AETOSWire
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