submitted on 2024-12-15, 09:37 and posted on 2024-12-26, 06:41authored byKhamis Saleh Al-Rewaily
This study works on recognition of difference in religions, faith and culture. The recognition indicates the presence of the historical reality of people, whether in the modern history or late antiquity, it also aims to declaring the need to restore the religious and cultural unity that creation was based on the unity of religion and human unity due to the frequent talk about the importance of coexistence and dialogue, and its importance in the society.This study worked on clarifying dialogue aspects and civilizational coexistence, as well as the construction of the first church in Qatar, there are also many principles related tocoexistence and dialogue within Qatar, which are represented in religious bases. Also, this study worked on clarifying the developments of coexistence and dialogue in Qatar, where Qatar works on steps towards democracy since its liberation and independence and that are urged by His Highness Prince on many occasions and celebrations, Qatar is working to implement this system, because the main factor to provide democracy within Qatar is providing freedoms and human rights to all members in the society.This study worked to focus on Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue, where it is considered as one the outstanding and leading institutions in Qatar, which is concerned with interfaith dialogue, as well as the different cultures, in addition to that working on training the youth on basics of dialogue, where Doha International Center believes that building any nation is completed through the person himself, and this building is made through participation and cooperation among persons, to make Qatari society based on mutual respect and collaborative living, in sympathy and empathy despite the diversity of cultures and religions. The study found many results; the most important is the presence of oil and its discovery inside Qatar is considered as turning point in all fields, which led to the presence of foreign labor, and Qatar allowed to construct the foreign universities, Qatar's recognition of coexistence and dialogue, as well as feasts, occasions and special events of non- Muslim communities, which are held in Qatar. And through these results, it found another on which is represented in construction of Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue, to increase and support dialogue culture and coexistence between religions, as well as providing the peaceful living among the people of different religions.