Author: Zara

Although it is the seventh death anniversary of the leader and founder of our nation, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, he is still present among us heart and soul. He is present with us and in each one of us because of his many achievements, acts of generosity, great virtues, unique and wise leadership and enlightening vision.

The journey to development in our beloved country continues on the same path, persistence and determination inspired by the vision of the late leader and under the wise and rational leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and members of the Supreme Council, rulers of the emirates.

On the death anniversary of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder of the modern UAE and its renaissance, we feel the strong presence of Zayed’s dream for a country of big dreams. With his deep ideas and vision, he laid the foundations of this country.

The UAE, with its magnificent unity, is considered a unique model in the region. It has seven emirates united in love, generosity and loyalty, which is the ultimate expression of the genuine principles and values established by the Father of the Nation.

On the anniversary of the departed leader, words cannot express the deep grief and pain in our hearts for his loss, yet, we still remember the generosity of such great leader, mentor and role model.

Our love and admiration for the late leader and his great virtues make us pay rich tributes to the beloved and departed leader during this blessed month of Ramadan. We ask God to forgive him and have mercy on him and make him enter quickly into the fullness of heaven.

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was selected as the “Islamic Personality of the Year” by the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) in its 15^th edition. This award honored him as a unique leader in the hearts and minds of his people.

It is hard to put in words the feelings of pride, honor and joy we have, we the sons and daughters of this country, towards our leader and father for his well-deserved earning of this award. The award is a reflection of his undaunted contributions in philanthropy and humanitarian work. They are noble contributions that go beyond his own people to the whole people of the world to alleviate the suffering of the needy and bereaved people.

President His Highness is an enlightened role model of charity and generosity. He is a live example of the principles established by his father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder of our nation and its renaissance.

Honoring President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan as “Islamic Personality of the Year” is a precious lesson that teaches us, the sons and daughters of this beloved country, the meanings of true generosity. It is a lesson that teaches us noble values and characteristics that His Highness possess and urges us to obtain them, cling to them, defend them and turn them into bright reality in our life.

From the bottom of our hearts, we congratulate President H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for this well-deserved award. We also congratulate ourselves, as country and citizens, for being under his unique and wise leadership.

 

On 6^th August, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan laid the foundations of union, progress, renaissance and construction.

Since assuming the post of Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed sought massive development for his country. He was the Father of the Nation and embraced the citizens of his country with care and guidance when he said: 

“Our fathers are the first generation whose persistence and overcoming hardships caused our generation to exist on this land. The formation of the UAE is the concrete manifestation of the aspirations, hopes and ambitions of the united people of the UAE to build a free and dignified society and a promising and just future so that they might be the pioneering people for total Arab unity”.

The late leader Sheikh Zayed succeeded in affirming the principles of progress by relying on two strong bases in his modernization projects:

First: Planning, work, follow-up, organization and sincere efforts.

Second: Resources and expenditures that allow the success of development processes.

He did not forget the citizens; his first concern in developing young cadres and the nation was developing human resources. In this context, he said:

“The human being is the basis of any development process. Our concern for the individual is vital as the individual is the center of any real and continued development. Whatever buildings, schools and hospitals are constructed and whatever bridges are extended, they all remain material entities with no soul, unable to keep going. It is the soul of the individual that lies beneath any constructions. The thought, creativity and capability of human beings are what enable them to maintain any constructions and develop them to ensure their continuance.”

“The state gives its priority to build its individuals and care for its citizens throughout the country. The citizen is the true and most valuable resource on this land and in this country. The material capabilities cannot be enhanced or developed without qualified and capable human resources”.

“The road to development shall always require each individual in this society to exert their utmost efforts to reap the fruits. We ask God for His blessings to reach our goal and achieve renaissance.”

May Allah bless Sheikh Zayed’s soul …

We remember him with the utmost affection …

O Lord! Zayed is in your refuge and in the covenant of your asylum. So, [O Lord!] protect him from the trial of the grave and the torment of the Fire. Only You are worthy of all praise and of the fulfilment of your promises. So, O God! Forgive him and have mercy on him. Indeed, you are Forgiving and Ever-Merciful.

There are people who are always complaining and dissatisfied. There are people who blame others for the mistakes they make. During the academic years, such people are always right and the teacher is wrong; The teacher does not explain the lesson correctly. If such person fails the exam, it is not because he did not prepare well but because the teacher is prejudiced against him. Such person adopts the same attitude at the university and at work, but instead of the unjust school teacher and university professor, it is the unjust manager, official and minister. He thinks everyone is against him and doing their best to keep him from achieving success.

Sadly, there are many examples of such people that exist in our society. Many hold high positions by chance, priority or effort, yet, they do not give up their attitudes which reflect on the atmosphere and relationships at work. This no doubt affects the general performance. The complaining person spreads despair and frustration to those around him, regardless of his professional position. This person is the same under various names, in various positions and even under various masks.

They are without doubt individual behaviors and practices but individual acts, when they are repeated over time, become obvious. The danger is that such people here and everywhere are not usually checked on the administrative or legal level but they are very clear on the social level. Everyone talks about them, even the whole society.

It is important to face the phenomenon before treating it. The question is how to deal with administrative, practical and life phenomenon/phenomena that have social aspect that is applied and observed within the work atmosphere and affects it?

The question that follows is: what is the governmental entity that is concerned with such issue in the UAE?

What is exactly the role of the community development sector in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development?

 

We aspire to reach high and concrete levels of productivity and prosperity

By embracing people

Who are sincerely productive in their work

We, at EIDA

Are honored to work for strong willed management

Committed management with a profound vision

Moving in steady and confident steps

Towards more accomplishments and achievements

Which are defined by results

Confident Management

That knows the road to take to its destination

Equipped with knowledge

Honest productivity

Sincere intentions

Strong will

And continuous efforts

After all, high positions

Require highly motivated

And enlightened minds

He arrives on time

He takes slow yet hesitant steps

He is warmly greeted

He nervously takes a step forward

Smiles welcome him enthusiastically

First step of transaction is accomplished

He is given a waiting number

His number is called

Surprised, he rises

He approaches the registration line

Wondering if the service will be as distinguished

The employee welcomes him with a smile

Welcome, he said, to EIDA

They take his fingerprint

His picture and e-signature. Done

Transaction accomplished in minutes. He is happy

He says your service is a proof that time is gold

He thanks the government, the authority and the people

He starts telling everyone about his experience

The story spread everywhere and to everyone

It is the story of the hour, the story of a registration customer

In the Name of God; We Start:

• Everything in life that is worth getting is worth fighting for.
• Success is often reaped by those who are brave enough to seek it, and is rarely achieved by those who fear the results.
• Success does not end, and failure is not the end.
• I always like it when people tell me, “you cannot do it,” because it gives me extra reason to work harder to prove them wrong.
• Big ideas come to great minds, while everyone experiences great work.
• Obstacles are the challenges that you face when you are sidetracked from pursuing your goal.
• It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it.
• You will not be able to find the time to do anything, unless you create your own time.
• Delete failure from your list of options.
• When you see a successful work, know that behind it a brave step was taken.
• The road to success is up hill.
• To succeed, you have to go the extra mile.
• The true measurement of success is to compare what you do to what you can do.
• The way we see an event is sometimes more significant than the event itself.
• War is easy for those who watch.
• Success is to achieve what you desire, while happiness is to desire what you achieve.
• To succeed, you have to first develop passion for what you do.
• Never give up under any circumstances.
• Our best success stories follow our worst failures.
• Determination is the key to success.

I wish you all the happiness always …

One morning

Promises of joy dance in the horizon

The fruits are harvested after all these years

By those who deserve them

Today, smiles are drawn on the lips

Today, our efforts are rewarded by promotions

And our patience is met by glory

Glory that takes us towards excellence and success

It is about time we show gratitude to our management

They threw joy in our hearts

And in return we serve our dear Emirates

And make EIDA stand out among other authorities

By our efforts and collaboration, EIDA shall rise

Until work is accomplished efficiently and goals achieved

This is our way to show gratitude

To Their Highness Khalifa, Muhammad, and Saif

God bless them and bless UAE’s people

And bless this promotion for the employees

It is sadly true that most of us cannot accept others’ opinions. Many of us have yet to embrace such civilized attitude of respecting the opinion of other people. We strictly cling to our opinion while holding others’ opinions as being worthless merely because they are different.

My question is: “Are we, as employees, fully convinced that opinions may differ?” I will not exaggerate by trying to embrace the saying “I might not agree with you, but I am ready to die so that you may express your opinion”. My aim in the very least is aiming to embrace the saying that “Disagreement does not yield resentment”!

Accepting and respecting other people’s opinions without spite or bitterness is a key component of civility. Such attitude should be fostered in us from an early age and embraced in dealing with all employees. It is not a spontaneous attitude that can be acquired in a day or two, but rather an attitude that is expected to develop as we grow up. There are scientific techniques to nurture and consolidate such practice that we are in dire need of.

We need to convince all employees to accept others’ opinions without any sense of resentment or defensiveness. We need to overcome any prejudice or stereotypical barriers, and to differentiate between d with disagreeing with the opinion of another person and personal grudge. We also need to define the line between disharmony of ideas and disharmony of personalities.

We need all the above in order to form a sound public opinion for all our issues. Through such public opinion, solutions and ideas are born that can address all matters, however big or small they are, in this authority. They also help us reach the authority’s desired goal and achieve its strategy in a successful manner.

In his distinguished daily column “Sabahul Kheir”, Ibn Al Deera on Thursday, June 2, 2011 wrote a significant article about ID card titled “Last Call” in which he extended a fresh call to every individual to register and get an ID card.

Due to the importance of the article, the Emirates Identity Authority’s website is republishing it in full for the benefit of everybody.

Below is the article:

The ID card is in itself and as part of the population register system a great step that found its way to success, thanks to the co-operation of the competent authorities and individuals. Yet, there is still a lot to do in this connection before the objective is fully or almost fully fulfilled.

Thanks to the current sovereign and government support for handling the demographic problem, the launch of new strategies for comprehensive  development and the UAE investment program, bolstering the idea of ID card in the full sense of the word is a national and moral duty.

We are a short period away from the end of the grace period given to nationals to register for ID cards before fines will be actually imposed. Most residents are waiting to register in the ID card program whenever they wish to renew their residence. This kind of delay is not positive. What is positive is to take the initiative and proceed with registration due to the fact that obtaining an ID card is extremely beneficial and leads to more security, safety and stability for individuals and the society as a whole.

The ID card, which contributes to holding the demographic problem under control, helps to a great extent in the planning process and in bringing crime raters to a minimum, not to mention the services provided through the ID card through the foreseeable future.

This is a fresh call to register and get an ID card. Those who have not registered yet are requested to hurry up. The Emirates Identity Authority has given our society, both nationals and residents, many opportunities and grace periods but a firm decision must ultimately be taken. Tomorrow or after tomorrow, those who have not registered for ID cards yet will feel that their life is actually in chains. So, are there any respondents to my appeal?