The Middle East Council of Churches is represented by its Secretary-General Dr. Soraya Bhalana, at the World Conference of brotherhood humanity to be held in Abu Dhabi to coincide with the historic visit of His Holiness Pope Francis, the Pope of peace to the UAE, and to meet the spiritual summit between him and the head of the wise men of the Muslim Council of Imam largest of Al - Azhar Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Al- Tayeb, the imam of temperance. 

In her speech entitled "Human brotherhood: challenges and opportunities," she asked, "What are the most important initiatives that can be made by religious leaders to resolve disputes based on references or references that are misunderstood or misinterpreted?"




"Our Council believes in effective initiatives such as this great initiative which we value and we thank Dr. Sultan Al-Rumaithi, Secretary General of the Council of Muslim Sages for his call and his constant interest in the affirmation of the message. Council of churches of the Middle East ecumenical. 

We also congratulate the United Arab Emirates, the person of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on this spiritual summit , which opens the gates of heaven are wide open to the concerns of the Arab world torn and riven by conflicts and wars on behalf of religions Decades ago. "

"The Council of the Churches of the Middle East is a regional religious organization that brings together Christian churches in the region to pray, think and work together for human dignity and freedom, founded in 1974. From the first moment it worked to establish the foundations and bonds of brotherhood and the culture of respect, dialogue and coexistence with others. Among the initiatives that need to be made in order to fortify and activate the culture of human brotherhood are two initiatives: the first is to ensure theological and religious formation of the theology students in the Middle East, and to focus on promoting the culture of diversity in the The Middle East Council of Churches is implementing this formation through the Association of Colleges and Institutes of theology in the Middle East (ATIME), and we are working with all religious institutes in the Middle East to promote the formation itself, just as the initiative of the KAIICID Foundation "He said.

The second initiative is to build partnerships with international and regional institutions that promote citizenship that embraces diversity and freedom of belief and conscience. The Council has several partnerships with the Religions Foundation, KAIICID, Wolton Park, the Forum for the Promotion of Peace in Muslim Societies and the Sant'Egdeo Foundation. 

"The series of meetings with Wilton Park, the Peace Promotion Forum and the Rashid Center for Cultural Governance, launched here from Abu Dhabi last November, are aimed at translating the brotherhood and citizenship of diversity into constitutions and laws in Arab societies. Conscience. " 

"We hope that this conference will bear fruits of the spirit, so that there will be love among the brothers in this East, and there will be peace between men."