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The recently established Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre (SZGMC) is organising a program of daily events and activities as part of a Prize that is devoted to future Emirati leaders.
The new program is held in collaboration with the Sheikh Mohammed bin Khaled Al Nahyan Centre (SMKNC) and the Sheikh Zayed bin Hazaa bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan Prize for "Future Emirati Leaders". This is a UAE nationwide Prize dedicated to young Emiratis between the ages of twelve and eighteen.
These collaborative efforts concentrate on educating young Emiratis and promoting national identity through daily cultural, educational and religious programs. These programs are designed to reflect the UAE’s belief in tolerance and altruism, qualities that are intrinsic in Islam and the Arab and Muslim character. The program also highlights the importance of voluntary work, devotion and discourse with others. It does this by developing the charisma of leaders in accordance with Islamic guidelines and the Prophet Mohammed’s (PBUH) ?sunna’ (traditions).
"This collaboration is part of SZGMC’s efforts and its enthusiasm for initiating strategic relations with prominent institutes: religious; cultural and educational. These are the types of establishments that we share common goals with, both within the UAE and abroad," said Dr Ali bin Tamim, Chairman of SZGMC.
"The criteria involved in selecting the elements of the program come from the principles of tolerance in Islam. We also wanted to emphasize the notion of national identity in the minds of the young Emiratis, and promote the sense of responsibility that comes with working for charitable causes and voluntary communal efforts. These are long established social codes in the UAE," added bin Tamim.
"Our aim is to discover young talents through encouraging them to compete for the Prize. These gifted young Emiratis who have demonstrated leadership qualities will play a crucial role in the future development of the country. They will act as vanguards to other students in UAE schools," said Mouza Al Qubaisi, Director General of SMKNC.
"We have interviewed more than 900 male and female students of secondary school age and put them through various tests in order to discover their potential leadership abilities. We selected forty-five students from this group who will go on to participate in our program," she added.
Professional education supervisors from the UAE University and the Ministry of Education will oversee and manage the program.
Qubaisi said that the Prize will be awarded annually, and will be run in order to select fifty male and female students and develop their skills to encourage their leadership abilities.
"The Prize is made up of five categories: religious; social; cultural; media and personal development," said Qubaisi.
"We put a great deal of effort into identifying and selecting the right programs for these gifted students. We make sure that the categories are effective in promoting the ideas of identity and national pride," said Sheikh Taleb Al Shehi, the Director of Guidance at the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowment.
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