DICID holds two training courses for public school students, entitled: “Qualifying excellent Muslim interlocutors”

05 Feb DICID holds two training courses for public school students, entitled: “Qualifying excellent Muslim interlocutors”

To promote the culture of peaceful coexistence and dialogue among adherents of other cultures, religions, and civilizations and in order to sensitize future generations to the reality of dialogue and research issues involved, Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, organized in January two training courses for public school students in the State of Qatar entitled: “Qualifying excellent interlocutors”.

The first course was held in Amna Bint Wahab School and was attended by thirty-nine (39) students selected from thirteen public schools. The second course was held in Omar Ibn Al-Khattab School and was also attended by thirty-nine (39) students. No less than thirteen male coordinators, thirteen female coordinators, supervisors from the host schools, and a supervisor from the Educational Supervision Department of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education attended the course, in addition to the presence of the responsible team from Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue.

The training had a theoretical and a practical dimension. The theoretical aspect aimed at familiarizing the youth with the basics of dialogue, its concept and its relationship with Islamic sciences in general and religious sciences in particular, while the practical part of the course aimed at, train an excellent interlocutor and provide Muslims and youth with the necessary communication skills related to dialogue and excellence in it, as well as skills that will help students complete their academic careers and benefit from the knowledge gained from the course in the next stages of their academic, practical, and even social and family life in this open world.

In a statement by Professor Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al-Nuaimi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue, he said, “The call for dialogue has become an urgent necessity at this time. It has become a responsibility to familiarize the new generations with the culture of dialogue and equip them with the appropriate tools so that, on the one hand, they can coexist positively with others while being aware of their Arab and Islamic values and identity.”

The course was aimed at an audience of diligent and distinguished public school students, as well as a number of male and female coordinators for each school, who seek deep scholarly engagement and strive to properly communicate knowledge of the nature of the subject, which requires strong intellectual evocation, and that participants have strong and rooted religious, linguistic, and cultural knowledge.

One of the most important findings of the course and its pedagogical outcomes is the consolidation of the concept of interfaith dialogue, the ability to recognize the essential differences between interfaith dialogue and other similar concepts and areas of study and to distinguish between it and other fields of Islamic sciences and human and social sciences. In addition, one of the most important outcomes is the formation of an excellent Muslim interlocutor who is familiar with the teachings of Islam and knows the culture of the times to master the skills of dialogue and communication.