Sheikh Hamed hosts iftar reception at Al Bateen Palace — in pictures

Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (front row 11th L) ,stands for a group photograph with UAE Red Crescent board members, higher management, staff, donors and partners from local and international organisations, during an iftar reception at Al Bateen Palace. Seen with Dr Mohamed Ateeq Al Falahi, secretary general UAE Red Crescent (front row 9th L), Dr Hamdan Musalam Al Mazrouei, chairman of the board of directors of the Emirates Red Crescent (front row 10th L), Yusuff Ali managing directorEmke Group (front row 12th L) and Dr Shamsheer Vayalil Parampath, founder and managing director of Burjeel Hospital (front row R). Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (10th L), stands for a group photograph with Islamic scholars and guests of the UAE President, during an Iftar reception at Al Bateen Palace. Seen with Dr Mohamed Matar Salem bin Abid Al Kaabi, chairman of the UAE General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments (8th L) and HE Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah (9th L). Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (front row 8th L), stands for a group photograph with members of the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments., during an iftar reception at Al Bateen Palace. Seen with HE Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah (front row 7th L) and Dr Mohamed Matar Salem bin Abid Al Kaabi, chairman of the UAE General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments (front row 9th L). Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (4th R), attends a panel discussion titled: “The Manipulation of Religious texts by Extremists”, at Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed. Seen with Sheikh Mohamed bin Butti Al Hamed (5th R), HE Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah (3rd R), Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of State for Tolerance (2nd R), Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Advisor to the UAE President (R). Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (2nd R), attends a panel discussion hosted by Abdulrahman Al Shamsi (not shown) and Maria Al Hatali (not shown), titled: “The Manipulation of Religious Texts by Extremists”, at Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed. Seen with Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah (R) and Sheikh Mohamed bin Butti Al Hamed (2nd L). Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Maria Al Hatali (C) and Abdulrahman Al Shamsi (R) host a panel discussion titled: “The Manipulation of Religious texts by Extremists”, at Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed. Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Khalifa bin Tahnoon bin Mohamed, director of the Martyrs' Families' Affairs Office of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court (3rd R) attends a panel discussion with Abdulrahman Al Shamsi (not shown) and Maria Al Hatali (not shown), titled: “The Manipulation of Religious texts by Extremists”, at Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed. Seen with Sheikh Sultan bin Saeed bin Mohamed Al Nahyan (2nd R). Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Guests attend a panel discussion titled: “The Manipulation of Religious texts by Extremists”, at Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed. Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member hosted an iftar reception for at the Al Bateen Palace in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, with aid organisations and government officials among the guests.

UAE Red Crescent board members, higher management, staff, donors and partners from local and international organisations attended the reception.

Among were guests were Dr Mohamed Ateeq Al Falahi, Secretary General UAE Red Crescent, Dr Hamdan Musalam Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Red Crescent; Yusuff Ali, managing director, Emke Group and Dr Shamsheer Vayalil Parampath, founder and managing director of Burjeel Hospital.

Dr Mohamed Matar Salem bin Abid Al Kaabi, chairman of the UAE General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments; Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of State for Tolerance and Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Advisor to the UAE President also attended.

A panel discussion, called “The Manipulation of Religious texts by Extremists”, also took place at Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed.