Tolerance & Coexistence National Festival 2022

On Zayed's Legacy: Tolerance, Coexistence, Hope, Work

About

This festival presents to the world, the UAE’s legacy, which set by the founding father, fifty years ago. Starting with a celebration showcasing the achievements of the UAE and its progress, based on tolerance and coexistence. It also illustrates the role of values in promoting hope among all UAE residents, motivating them to work, create, and innovate in order to reach the prosperous and progress-prone present. During the days of the festival, through several interactive programs and activities, the future of Emirati values and principles are envisioned for the next fifty years. The festival comes to a climactic closing on the International Day for Tolerance, with a global call to all people to adopt these integral values through documented actions indicating tolerance and coexistence. Moreover, we will share this approach with the world, as a means toward happiness and peace.

Day 01

NOV. 08

09:00 – 09:45 AM

  • Paint with Vern Brown(Vern Brown)
  • Citrus the Smoothie Sloth (Ebtisam Al- Beiti)
  • Aisha’s pearl (Julia Johnson &Maitha Al Khayat)
  • Driven (Dr. Majeda Al Azaizah)
  • Nass – The Brainy Falcon ( Abdullah Mahmoud)
10:00 – 10:45 AM
  • Soar with the Green
  • Sheikh (Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi)
  • My Mother’s Perfume (Sahar Naga Mahfouz)
  • The Ceiling of Dreams (Badreya Al Shamsy)
11:30 – 12:30 PM
Opening Ceremony
  • National Anthem, Intro Video,
  • HE Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan
  • Keishia Thorpe
  • Emirates Youth Symphony Orchestra
12:45 – 01:30 PM
  • Fair play, tolerance and team spirit (Ismail Matar)
  • What does it mean to belong (Maryam Al Shehhi)
  • ART & TECHNOLOGY Let’s Get Creative (Bushra Rami)
  • Meet Holly Webb (Holly Webb)
  • Power of Perception (Sara Jones)
  • Secrets of the Mangroves (Dr.Ahmed Al Shoaibi)
  • The History of Arabic Calligraphy (Juri Fatima Yaseen)
05:00 – 06:00 PM
  • .In Conversation with Toastmaster Winners: The Power of Words Mohammed Qahtani and Ramona Smith

06:00 – 07:00 PM
  • Emotional Intelligence (Maya Al Hawary)
  • Slime Workshop Cris

Day 02

NOV. 09

09:00 – 09:45 AM

  • How to Start Your Own YouTube Channel Toaster Productions
  • Meet Fatima Sharafeddine
  • Meet Author Andy Stanton
  • Letters From Another World
  • Noura Al Khoury and Nadia Al Najar
10:00 – 10:45 AM
  • Emirates: Nothing Is Impossible Giovanni Bozzetti
  • Hisani Alhaboub Mona Fleifel
  • A conversation that could just change the way you see yourself & the world around you Jason R. Sullivan
  • The Philosophy of Excellence D. Abdullah Al Atton
  • Save Our World Collette Barr and Leona Collins
11:00 – 11:45 AM
  • Clup Des Arts Sondos
  • Interactively Bilingual Fabrice Jaumont
  • Puppet theater Nairouz Tanbouli
  • Tankit Yado Emirati Culture Asmaa Kalban

12:00 – 12:45 PM

  • Be Inspired, drive your ambition Erica Christina
  • Tolerance in children literature Jamal Al Shehhi
  • I Speak Like a River, My Unique Accent Farah Al Qaissieh
  • The Others were Missing, a musical story about Tolerance Gerald Mercer
  • Meet Holly Webb Holly Webb

05:00 – 06:00 PM

  • Teaching Disorders Dr. Samira Al Hosani

  • Flourishing kindness Celebrating Yasmeen Hammad

  • Tolerance Poetry Night Emirati poets

Day 03

NOV. 10

09:00 – 09:45 AM

  • Osha film screening Osha and her Mother
  • Let’s Throw a Book Party D.Jennifer Camulli
  • Meet the Superhero, Winner of the Etisalat Book Award 2021 Naseeba Alozaibi
  • Our National identity in school Shikha Al Jabery

10:00 – 10:45 AM

  • Green Space: Motivation and
    Ambition Maz Hakim
  • iOS Design Challenge 
  • Emirati and Japanese culture and “soul of coffee” Fayza Al Mubaraki and Adnan Al Tunaiji
  • Learn to Draw Manga Shaikha Al Blooshi
  • Pearl the Raindrop Rana Boulous

11:00 – 11:45 AM

  • “Abu Dhabi – Synergies in Vision and Progress” Dr.Rachid Al-Khayoun & Dr.Fatima Al Sayegh
  • Meet Fatima Sharafeddine
  • Enchanting yoga & Meditation Session Zelmare Viljoen
  • Quiet Chaos Jason R. Sullivan
  • Move Your Body with eBody tree

05:00 – 06:00 PM

  • The Little Ghaf Tree Hanadi Al Fahim
  • Innovation in a Rapidly Changing World Badr Ward
  • The Four Seasons Mona Fleifel
  • Slime-Dout! Cris

From News

Video Gallery

Photo Gallery