{"id":3623,"date":"2019-02-05T08:11:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T08:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shahennews.com\/eng\/?p=3623"},"modified":"2019-02-05T08:16:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T08:16:57","slug":"pope-francis-and-grand-imam-of-al-azhar-sign-historic-abu-dhabi-declaration-for-world-peace-and-living-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shahennews.com\/eng\/archives\/3623\/pope-francis-and-grand-imam-of-al-azhar-sign-historic-abu-dhabi-declaration-for-world-peace-and-living-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis and Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sign Historic Abu Dhabi Declaration for World Peace and Living Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>shaheenews<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His Holiness Pope Francis and His Eminence the Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr. Ahmed At-Tayyeb have signed the historic <\/span><b>Abu Dhabi Declaration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 a document on Human Fraternity in the United Arab Emirates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The \u201cDocument on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together\u201d seeks to encourage stronger relationships between people to promote coexistence among peoples and to confront extremism and its negative impacts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the ceremony His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also presented the first <\/span><b><i>\u201cHuman Fraternity Award \u2013 From Dar Zayed\u201d<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that was jointly given to Pope Francis and the Grand Imam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a speech before signing the Abu Dhabi Declaration, Pope Francis said &#8220;hatred and violence&#8221; in the name of God cannot be justified, praising the value of education in reducing conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile Dr. Ahmed At-Tayyeb, who is one of the world\u2019s 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;You are part of this nation&#8230; You are not minorities,&#8221; he said during his speech at the ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>*Source: <\/b><b>AETOSWire<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3627\" src=\"http:\/\/shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Photo-1-AETOSWire_1549310440-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Photo-1-AETOSWire_1549310440-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Photo-1-AETOSWire_1549310440-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Photo-1-AETOSWire_1549310440-1.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3631\" src=\"http:\/\/shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Photo-2-AETOSWire_1549310440-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Photo-2-AETOSWire_1549310440-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Photo-2-AETOSWire_1549310440-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Photo-2-AETOSWire_1549310440.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>shaheenews His Holiness Pope Francis and His Eminence the Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr. Ahmed At-Tayyeb have signed the historic Abu Dhabi Declaration \u2013 a document on Human Fraternity in the United Arab Emirates. 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