Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Ali, CEO of TRENDS Research & Advisory, affirmed that tolerance is a fundamental human value essential for ensuring stability and driving comprehensive development.

In a statement marking the International Day for Tolerance, he noted that this value forms the foundation of societies capable of embracing diversity and confronting extremism and hate speech, emphasizing that the absence of tolerance fuels division and conflict.

Dr. Al-Ali stressed the pivotal role of think tanks, scientific research institutions, and media organizations in promoting a culture of coexistence. He underscored the need to harness artificial intelligence, emerging media tools, and modern technologies to produce content that strengthens values of understanding and acceptance of the other.

He called for closer integration between research and media to advance a rational, knowledge-based discourse that counters destructive ideologies, highlighting the experience of TRENDS and its specialized programs that promote tolerance and raise community awareness.