A young leader’s delegation from Europe and America Visited Doha Center for Interfaith Dialogue

On July 7, 2019, the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue received a 12 young leader’s delegation from Europe and America, who are currently visiting Qatar. The visit comes within the framework of the UN Alliance of Civilization Fellowship program that aims at deepening mutual understanding among young people in Europe, and Arab and Islamic countries, by exchanging visits of young leaders  between those countries for   a good mutual  understanding of  commonalities and  differences between cultures and religions  to establish  peaceful coexistence and cooperation among peoples.

The meeting was attended by HE Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Naimi, Chairman of the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue ( DICID),  number of officials and media professionals.

 In his opening speech, Al Naimi explained that the Center seeks at the local level to form a bridge between citizens and residents, by  conducting   various activities   that create  interaction between  different communities to promote the values ​​of dialogue and coexistence. At the international level, the Center promotes international dialogue between different religions and cultures around the world through  participation, to that end it has organized conferences in cooperation with universities and organizations working in the field of interfaith dialogue in different countries around the world. These forums address issues of interest to communities in these regions in strengthening the role of Religions in peace building and spreading  value of  tolerance between different religions and cultures.

For their part, the youth delegation praised the Center’s efforts to consolidate the values ​​of coexistence and dialogue between religions and cultures, and then asked questions about the Center activities, specifically the  place given to  youth, and activities  targeting  communities residing  in Qatar.

The discussion focused on “Women’s Role in Peace building Around the World”, which was chosen to be the theme of  2019  Young Leaders program. Dr. Ibrahim Al Naimi highlighted  on different measures that  that state of Qatar has taken to empower women in Qatari society, as well as in education and other social  fields.

In this regard, Dr. Ibrahim noted that the center pays great attention to the Youth by involving young people in various activities, both in its annual conferences and Roundtable Discussions.

Dr. Ibrahim Al Naimi also noted the forthcoming 14th International Conference on Interfaith Dialogue, he   invites young leaders to take part in this event .

During the visit, members of the delegation visited the library of the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue, as the first Qatar specialized in interfaith.