Pope Francis aims to make Father Abraham a counterterrorist Joel Gehrke © Provided by Washington Examiner
Pope Francis’s overtures to Middle Eastern governments and religious leaders are an attempt to use the biblical patriarch Abraham to bridge sectarian and political boundaries in a region torn by religious violence.
Iraqi President Barhim Salih heralded the Pope’s arrival in Baghdad last week as “an historic opportunity and occasion to reaffirm the values of love, peace, coexistence, acceptance of others.” Salih’s rhetoric suited the pope’s itinerary, playing on the theme of his attendance at an interfaith meeting hosted by the United Arab Emirates, one of the major Sunni Arab powers.
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, and organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), Culture Summit Abu Dhabi brings together global experts in the fields of design, heritage, media, public policy, technology and business for a series of speeches, panel discussions, case studies, artist talks and performances.
Al Kaabi said the WCCE is a result of a partnership with Indonesia, which hosted the inaugural event in Bali in 2018.
“The core objective behind all the measures is to set up the foundations to aggregate, measure and nurture the sector in the UAE, and to ensure the provision of a required framework and policies for a thriving cultural sector,” she said.