Organized by the Law Respect Culture Bureau at the Ministry of Interior, the Ramadan Councils continued across the UAE, attended by a number of officers from the Law Respect Culture Bureau; citizens, journalists and editors-in-chief from several newspapers.
On Day 2, the Councils tackled the “Role of Educational Institutions in Supporting Law Respect Culture”, and included 4 topics, namely; the law respect culture and its religious, social and legal importance; the role of Educational Institutions in Supporting Law Respect Culture; the role of social networking sites and their impact on the youth; and legal highlights.
Discussions focused on the councils’ main objectives, praising the Ministry of Interior’s keenness to achieve confidence and communication with community members, by establishing social-oriented departments, which seek to develop the sense of societal responsibility among individuals, and acquaint them with the vital role they play to support state institutions in discharging their duties, based on interaction and exchange rather than receiving and implementing orders.
The Councils’ sessions also included an overview of the establishment of the Law Respect Culture Bureau, the General Secretariat of His Highness Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior; based on the fact that acquainting individuals with the laws that apply to them, make them more efficient and contributory to achieve their security and the security of others. For this end, the Bureau has sought to educate individuals on provisions of the law and their significant importance in their lives. Following the successful mobile legal Ramadan tents that roamed the various emirates last Ramadan; and as per the instructions of the police leadership to make the legal meetings friendlier and closer, it was decided to hold the Ramadan councils in citizens’ homes this year.
Sheikh Mohammed Hamad Balrkad Al Ameri, member of the Advisory Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and chairman of the Al Ain Reconciliation Committee, hosted the second Ramadan Council at his home in the city of Al Ain. Issa Al Mail, Manager of Abu Dhabi Al Emarat TV led the dialogue in the Media Council, in the presence of a number of citizens and residents.
Addressing the gathering, Al Ameri expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, on the initiatives launched by the Ministry of Interior, which aim to reach out to all citizens and listen to their views and ideas. Moreover, he stressed the importance of the Ramadan Councils in enhancing communication and cohesion between community members during the holy month of Ramadan.
Al Ameri emphasized the need to reinforce the role of Parents’ Councils in all schools, with a view to help resolve the various problems faced by students; shedding light on some leading actions carried out by these Councils.
At the end of the Council’s session, Issa Al Mail extended his heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Sheikh Mohammed Hamad Balrkad Al Ameri for hosting the Council; and to the Law Respect Culture Bureau for its diligent efforts to organize and hold such councils.
Director General of Dubai Police Department, Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, hosted the Second Ramadan Council in Dubai, led by Abdul Rahim Al Bathih; Rashed Abdullah Bin Muhyan Al Kutubi hosted the Sharjah Ramadan Council, led by media figure Ali Singel; Hamad Abdullah Ben Ghaliza Al Ghafali hosted the Ajman Ramadan Council, led by media figure Abdullah Khashif ; Ahmad Bin Khalfan Balshawi hosted the Umm Al Quwain Ramadan Council, led by media figure Rashid Al Kharji. For his pa