2024-03-27 11:50:36
The Council of Muslim Elders, headed by His Eminence the Grand Imam Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, pays great attention to empowering youth and developing their capabilities in facing global challenges, out of its belief in the importance of the role of youth in making peace and promoting human coexistence as they are the pillar of nations and their bright future.
One of the most prominent initiatives presented by the Muslim Council of Elders, which aims to develop the capabilities of young people, hone their skills, and support their efforts in making peace and human coexistence, is the Youth Peacemakers Forum, the first edition of which was held in London in 2018, and was organized by the Council in partnership with Al-Azhar Al-Sharif and the Archbishopric of Canterbury. While the activities of the second edition of the forum were held in July 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland, in cooperation with the World Council of Churches and the Rose Cassel Foundation. 50 young men and women from all over the world participated in each of the two editions.
The Forum provides a platform for dialogue between young people aged 18 to 30 who are working to develop innovative and sustainable solutions and recommendations to achieve peace in societies. It also aims to enable young men and women to launch national and regional initiatives and projects related to peacemaking, and to spread the values and principles of tolerance and human brotherhood.
As part of efforts to spread and promote the values of human brotherhood, tolerance and coexistence among young people, the Council, in cooperation with Georgetown University, launched the Global Student Dialogues Program on Human Fraternity, which aims to introduce university students to the values of human brotherhood, and to form an international network and platform for students around the world. To share creative ideas to advance interfaith and intercultural solidarity in societies.
The Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, witnessed the second phase of the program, which was attended by a number of university students and graduates from the best universities around the world, representing 8 countries and 5 religions and sects. They continued student dialogues aimed at promoting human brotherhood in university communities, and discussed the challenges and obstacles facing the spread and promotion of concepts and values. Human brotherhood in university communities, as well as highlighting positive practices in this field, and presenting innovative proposals and ideas that contribute to establishing a culture of dialogue and communication within universities to be the starting point for spreading it around the world through young people.
As part of its commitment to supporting youth at various levels, the Muslim Council of Elders was keen to enhance youth participation in many different events and initiatives, including dialogue sessions hosted by the Interfaith Pavilion at COP28, the Muslim Council of Elders’ pavilion in a number of international book fairs, and the Human Fraternity Council, which was held. For the first time this year, in cooperation with the Abrahamic Family House, the Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence in the United Arab Emirates, and the Higher Committee for Human Fraternity, in addition to the “Islam and the West Diversity and Integration” conference, the historic event of signing the Human Fraternity Document, and the “Arab Media Gathering for Human Fraternity,” and today Universal Human Fraternity.
The Council also launched a Ramadan program during the month of Ramadan for the years 2023 and 2024 to introduce the efforts of youth in peacemaking and shed light on a number of positive models around the world that have contributed to peacemaking in their societies, and to organize many competitions that encourage young people to interact positively and devise inspiring solutions in the face of… Contemporary challenges, including the climate issue; In conjunction with the organization of the Interfaith Pavilion at COP28, the Council launched a global competition aimed at enhancing the spirit of innovation and motivating young people to develop effective solutions and transform them into sustainable projects that address the climate crisis in their societies. The competition included several areas, most notably: Climate change and climate justice, capacity building related to education and training in the field of climate, and the role of religions in confronting climate change, in which 4 projects won out of 50 participating projects from 11 countries around the world.
The Muslim Council of Elders continues its efforts aimed at supporting and empowering young people. By supporting inspiring models and constructive ideas that promote peaceful coexistence between cultures and religions.
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