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Hanukkah, also called the Festival of Lights, is an ancient Jewish holiday which lasts for eight days. On each evening of Hanukkah, one candle is lit on a 9-branch menorah in order to commemorate the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem around 165B.C.

Hanukkah is traditionally thought of as a festival of miracles and hope, reflecting the triumph of a small group of Jews, called the Maccabees, over Greek influence at the time. The Maccabees lit one candle per night with a small amount of olive oil, which miraculously lasted for eight days.

Hanukkah Sameach to our Jewish friends!

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Today is the first day of Advent, a season observed by many Christians as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus, which is commemorated every year on the 25th of December.

Special church services are held throughout Advent with sermons and carols covering ideas of gratitude, love, and faith.

May this be a blessed time to prepare your hearts for Christmas!
#Advent2018

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Let's celebrate the Day of the Child by renewing our commitment for a better world for children, and working together to further quality value-based education for children and youth.

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Ms. Maria Lucia Uribe, Director of Arigatou International Geneva, participated in the World Tolerance Summit.

Ms Uribe spoke on the panel of Responsibility of Educational Institutions in ingraining qualities of tolerance in today’s youth, together with H.E. Dr. Abdullatif Al Shamsi, Pr. Dr. Malek Yamani, Mr Victor Ochen, Saleh bin Sulaiman bin Abdul Rahman Al- Wohaibi, and Sheikh Abubakr Ahmed. The panel was moderated by Suhail Ghazi Algosaibi, Founder and Chairman of Board of Trustees Bahrain Foundation for Dialogue - Kingdom of Bahrain.

Ms Uribe emphasised about the importance of education to foster respect for people of different cultures and beliefs, to create dialogue and encounter, and to nurture a spirituality that embraces the other. She called upon the responsibility of religious communities and leaders to be self-critical, foster a spirit of pluralism and support education in formal and non-formal settings to create spaces for children and youth to participate, develop their own identities, and transform themselves and their communities around. Ms Uribe mentioned that education cannot any longer compartmentalise learning spaces based on socio-economic status, religion, learning abilities or even gender, as these are the very factors that divide and create fear of the other in societies.

She challenged education systems to respond to the ethical challenges of societies, to create more spaces for children and youth, and to reinvent and reimagine themselves.

Ms Uribe spoke about the role of education in challenging populism and violent ideologies by looking at the factors that lead youth to adhere to those ideologies and become more responsive and aware of the needs of children and youth.

The Opening ceremony included Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai; Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council; Sheikh Narayan, Minister of Tolerance; Dr Amal Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council, and Princess Lamia.

During the meeting, Ms Uribe also held meetings with several organisations.

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