SHARJAH // Sheikha Jawaher Al Qasimi has received a “Golden Erbse” award for her humanitarian work.
Sheikha Jawaher, the wife of Sharjah Ruler Sheikh Sultan Al Qasimi, received the award from Marchenland, the German Centre For Fairy Tale Culture, at the German Music House in Berlin.
The award was given out as part of the 26th Berlin Fairy Tale Days, with human rights activists and representatives from more than 20 countries present.
Sheikha Jawaher is a UNHCR eminent advocate for refugee children, chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs and is the first Arab recipient of the award since its inception in 2005.
She said: “Our world is in urgent need for us to be humane and work collaboratively to serve humanity and ensure the future of mankind.
“Every father and mother needs to be the fairytale hero in their child’s eyes, and their role model, doing good, promoting love, peace and brotherhood throughout the world.”
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