Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan

He who does not know his past cannot make the best of his present and future, for it is from the past that we learn.

Islam affords women their rightful status, and encourages them to work in all sectors, as long as they are afforded appropriate respect.

Wealth is not money. Wealth lies in men. This is where true power lies, the power we value. This is what has convinced us to direct all our resources to building the individual, and to using the wealth which God has provided us in the service of the nation.

Islam desists violence practised by terrorists who kill their brethren and commit all despicable actions under the shelter of religion. Islam dissociates itself strictly from these people and their actions.