‘Answer to problems of our time’: Experts commemorate signing of historic document
As the world marks the anniversary of the signing of the “Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together” on Friday, members of the fraternity committee discussed the importance of such an agreement for modern interfaith relations. Expo 2020 Dubai is commemorating the occasion with events and gatherings of multi-faith representatives, as the memorandum itself was inked in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi three years ago exactly. Pope Francis receives the trophy for the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity The intentions of the agreement by Pope Francis and Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb were to create a lasting legacy of tolerance and understanding that is reflected in the annual International Day of Human Fraternity. “We must believe in the importance of the Document on Human Fraternity, which is not just a set of principles, but a historical document that came after years of estrangement and a history of wars that employed religions to achieve political gain and a...