Speaker of the Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim chairing a session of the Council yesterday.
Doha: The Shura Council held its regular weekly session yesterday headed by Speaker of the Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim.
At the beginning of the session, the Council expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the brotherly Syrian and Turkish peoples, for the victims of the earthquake that struck several areas in the two countries, expressing solidarity with them in these difficult circumstances.
After that, the Council reviewed the report of the Cultural Affairs and Information Committee on “Promoting National Values and Identity in Society”. After extensive discussions on the conclusions of the report, the Council decided to submit a proposal to the esteemed government on the aforementioned subject.
Commenting on the report, Al Ghanim emphasised the important role of religious values, family upbringing, and the educational environment in promoting the sound values of society.
He added, “The mosque represents the first school in promoting and preserving the values of young people from the causes of corruption and alienation, and promoting the religious values of society as a whole, while majlises, in addition to following prominent societal models, play an important and pivotal role in refining the personality and translating the lofty religious values that the individual carries to be reflected in his behaviour, appearance and actions.”
As part of their interventions during the discussion of the report, members of the Shura Council focused on a number of axes, procedures and measures that will contribute to strengthening national values and identity.
They emphasised issuing a national document of national values and identity at the state level, as a comprehensive reference for all official and unofficial bodies that have a role and influence on national values and identity.
They pointed out the importance of having a long-term strategy to promote national values and identity in its various dimensions, in accordance with Qatar National Vision 2030, and the need to include national values and identity as a subject in national universities.
The Shura Council touched on the importance of the role of the family and the school in promoting the values of society, pointing to the centrality of a sound Islamic upbringing and the established principles of our religion in the formation of a personality that adheres to its identity and character.
After that, the Council reviewed a draft law regulating fishing ports, which was referred to it by the esteemed government, and decided to refer it to the Public Services and Utilities Committee for study and submission of its report thereon to it. The members also reviewed the report of the Council’s participation in the international symposium held in Rabat, Morocco, in July of last year under the title “Sovereignty and food security between the challenges of the global economy and the challenges of strategic security”.
The Council also approved requests to extend the work of a number of its committees, including a request to extend the work of the Internal and External Affairs Committee to study the issue related to the European Parliament’s decision on human rights in Qatar within the framework of hosting the World Cup.
At the end of the session, the Speaker briefed the Council on the results of his participation in the work of the 5th Arab Parliament Conference, which was held last Saturday in Cairo.
In a related context, the Speaker referred to the document approved by the conference, titled “Parliamentary Vision for Promoting Arab Food Security”, which will be submitted to Their Majesties, Excellencies and Highnesses, leaders of Arab countries during the fifth session of the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, which will be held this year in Mauritania.
Al Ghanim also touched on the Council’s preparations to participate in the State’s Sport Day, today, stressing the importance of everyone’s participation in this sporting event.
