(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM)) Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum received the spiritual leader of India's Bohra Muslim community, Sheikh Mufaddal Saifuddin, on Monday at the Zabeel Palace.
H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, attended the meeting.
Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Mufaddal exchanged views on a range of humanitarian and Islamic issues related to the promotion of a culture of religious tolerance and peaceful co-existence among various faiths and sects, away from fanaticism, selfishness and extremism that distort the image of tolerant Islam as a religion of peace and love.
The spiritual leader of the Bohra community expressed appreciation and thanks to Sheikh Mohammed for the kind care the government of Dubai bestows upon his community which contributes through its businesses to the growth and prosperity of the local economy.
Sheikh Mufaddal praised the spirit of tolerance, co-existence and equality that prevails in the UAE, thanks to sound directives of its wise leadership, which always emphasises the fact that the UAE's diverse cultural, religious and ethnic society presents a bright model for human and social harmony and co-existence without any discrimination.
In attendance also were Mohammed Ahmed Al Murr, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of the Emirates Group, and a number of Sheikhs, ministers and senior civilian and military officials.
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