Introduced the principle of dialogue between the followers of divinely inspired religions in Qatar with the fi¬rst conference for interfaith dialogue in 2003 under directive of His Highness Emir the Father, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. Thereafter were held the annual conference in the following years between the followers of the three monotheistic religions, Islam, Christianity and Judaism. In the month of May 2007 the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue was officially inaugurated and the formation of the board of directors of the center, as well as a global advisory council of religious scholars in the three monotheistic religions was organized to assist in planning and communication with the corresponding institutions around the world. In the month of June 2010 the Emiri Decree No. (20) of 2010, approved the establishment of the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue, which aims to support and promote the culture of dialogue between religions, and peaceful coexistence among adherents of religions, and the activation of religious values to address the problems and issues of concern to humanity. The decision to establish the center was met with a great welcome from scholars, researchers and academics interested in dialogue and cooperation between religions, civilizations and cultures of different issues, and scholars hailed this decision, arguing that the establishment of the center will contribute to the eff orts to build bridges of cooperation and understanding between the followers of religions and different civilizations and cultures around the world, which would contribute to an atmosphere of peace and justice, and alleviate misunderstanding because of the ignorance of different parties in conflict, and the entry of extremists from both sides to ignite hatred between peoples. The main role of the center is considered as spreading the culture and acceptance of others and peaceful coexistence among the followers of religions through dialogue.

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