Foreign Policy Research Institute A Nation Must Think Before it Acts Program on the Middle East Director Tally Helfont Cited by the North African Post on Religious Tolerance in Morocco

Program on the Middle East Director Tally Helfont Cited by the North African Post on Religious Tolerance in Morocco

Program on the Middle East Director Tally Helfont Cited by the North African Post on Religious Tolerance in Morocco


North African Post

The leadership of King Mohammed VI and his steadfast commitment to promoting the values of tolerance, inter-religious dialogue and coexistence at home and abroad received the praise of renowned figures attending a ceremony held in New York on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly, during which the international foundation Global Hope Coalition (GHC) distinguished the Sovereign with its prestigious ‘Special Recognition Award’.

Director-General of UNESCO and GHC’s Honorary President, Irina Bokova, who handed the award to the King’s brother Prince Moulay Rachid in a ceremony attended by heads of state, leading philantrophists, former officials and renowned figures from the realm of arts and science, praised the King for his personal commitment to preserve Morocco’s heritage, recalling her visit to Fez with the Sovereign, during which they toured revamped 14th, 15th and 16th Century Medrasas.

Bokova, who chaired the GHC Summit, lauded the endeavor of the Moroccan king in promoting tolerance as a means to counter “extremism and radical ideas” and “strengthening the values of mutual respect and openness.”

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