Abu Dhabi (WAM)
The activities of the World Festival, “Ishraqat”, organized by the Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, witnessed a large number of activities that focused on promoting human values, at the heart of which is tolerance and coexistence among new generations at the local and global levels through the various messages of the events that aim To respect differences, enjoy flexibility and empathy, and support students’ abilities and skills through communication with others and highlight the importance of empathy, coexistence and human brotherhood in the cohesion of society.
Afraa Al-Sabri, Director General of the Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence, confirmed that the “Ishraqat” Festival focused from the beginning on mobilizing local and international cognitive, social, and creative experiences to communicate with school and university students, and to present innovative ideas that can enhance the culture of tolerance, coexistence, and human brotherhood in the mind and conscience of future generations. Especially school and university students.
Al-Sabri pointed out that the participation of more than 80 local and international figures from 14 countries in the festival represents a state of intellectual and cognitive richness, describing the festival as a platform for exchanging global experiences in the field of tolerance, coexistence and human brotherhood in various fields, in addition to the impact of knowledge and creativity in promoting this message of For a better world for everyone.
She pointed out that the great interaction between the festival’s audience and international figures gave the event great vitality, noting that school students were keen to attend the workshops and sessions and communicate with artists, writers and creators, and their interest in the work that the Ishraqat Festival offers related to the fields of tolerance and knowledge, in addition to the educational aspect. It will remain one of the most important elements of the festival’s success.
Sessions
In addition, the “Inspiring Enlightenments” session, under the slogan “Life is an adventure worth living,” hosted Dr. Youssef Al-Hassani, a physician, reality therapist, psychoanalyst, relationship trainer consultant – American Board of Training, founder of the Psychoanalytic Institute for psychological, social, and educational consultations, and founder of the psychoanalytic method. Realistic medical, and moderated by writer and publisher Jamal Al Shehhi.
Al-Hassani said during the session that psychiatry has extremely important capabilities that can be a powerful addition to the sources that promote tolerance and coexistence, whether between a person and himself, a person and his social milieu, or a person and the world, indicating that reconciliation with oneself depends greatly on humanity’s own abilities to… Overcoming the challenges and disappointments he faces, and reconciling with his environment, whatever problems he faces. He stressed that tolerance is a positive value for activating capabilities and stimulating energies, and not a negative aspect based on transgression only, pointing out that a tolerant person is more capable of coexisting with others, regardless of their differences in culture, knowledge, and goals.
Cognitive creations
The Ishraqat sessions focused on enhancing human values among young people through various cognitive creations, and Dr. Abdullah Al Sharhan, a specialist in the field of cartoons and comic books and a member of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Publishers Association, spoke about his constant endeavor to create amazement in children, which carries within it, moral values and tolerance. Coexistence and acceptance of difference in a way that does not depend on advice, but rather is based on the situation, the story and the image itself. The public sessions launched by the Ishraqat Festival at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair discussed positive values and motivating groups of society, especially school students.
Writer and motivator Christian William expressed his pride in participating in the Ishraqat Festival, which gave him the opportunity to communicate with the audience of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair to share with them his ideas, experience, and the most important innovative and most influential methods.
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