65 The 33rd World Congress of the International Theatre Institute in Xiamen, China * On the occasion of honouring Dr. Shaikh Sultan Al Qasimi with Gold Medal of the Institute There is no need to reiterate that there is a close relationship between the theatre and the society where the former is an expression of the latter’s life and development over the ages. There is also no doubt that we are living in an age where the culture of antagonism and hatred reigns supreme in a way that poses a real threat to the survival of humanity. The clash between the various faiths, cultures and races and the gradual erosion of the spirit of tolerance, acceptance of the other and the desire for coexistence are real dangers that humanity at * Speech delivered on the occasion on 19th September, 2011.
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