Emirates News Agency – Editorials of Emirates newspapers

ABU DHABI, 23rd January, 2020 (WAM) — Al-Ittihad newspaper affirmed in its editorial today that insulting religions and sanctities and disrespecting religious symbols is not a matter of freedom of expression at all, but rather actions that embody hate speech and rejection of the other, and are inconsistent with human and moral values ​​and principles. Noting that the UAE’s policy and values Its approach, which made it a model of coexistence and tolerance in the region and the world, rejects and strongly condemns such behavior, and renews its call to refrain from exposure to religions and religious symbols, and to adopt the principles of human brotherhood that emerged from Abu Dhabi to the world, and has become an international day in which the values ​​of tolerance, coexistence and peace are embodied.

It opened the headline “No to hate.” Al-Ittihad newspaper wrote. Getting to know each other and meeting is a common word, and stands as a barrier against upholding the values ​​of tolerance, coexistence, and non-discrimination between people on the basis of religion, race, or color.
She pointed out that the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by an extremist in Sweden is an extension of actions that fuel feelings of hatred and violence, aim to destabilize security and stability and hinder the efforts made by countries of the world to promote dialogue between religions, strengthen the bonds of communication between East and West, and establish peace in the world.
In conclusion, the “Union” said that the UAE’s policy, values ​​and approach, which made it a model of coexistence and tolerance in the region and the world, rejects and strongly condemns such actions aimed at contempt for religions, discrimination and provoking hate speech between societies and nations, and renews its permanent call to refrain from exposure to religions and religious symbols. And to stop these repeated attacks, and to adopt the principles of human brotherhood that started from Abu Dhabi to the world, and have become an international day in which the values ​​of tolerance, coexistence and peace are embodied.

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