Ladies and gentlemen, you conduct a dialogue with your opponent who is indeed different from you; subscribing to a different faith and belonging to a different country and culture. However, the vital question is: “How different is the other person?"
To answer this question, ladies and gentlemen, you need to know the importance of becoming involved in the dialogue, i.e., to know your own self and express it. Your identity, as indicated earlier, should be identified on the basis of your religion, homeland and civilization.
Now how about if we introduce the title of our subject as "Knowledge-Acquaintance-Recognition?”
— Knowledge: Knowing the other person well.
— Acquaintance: Eliminating differences and disputes.
— Recognition: Appearing what the other person has for more mutual cooperation.
Just to clarify if your opponent, who is different from you in the above aspects, quite similar in other aspects? The answer definitely is YES.
Small token just for you in four ifs:
— If you are not well-prepared never ever conduct a dialogue.
— If the other person is not ready to conduct a dialogue.
— If you are unfamiliar with the topic.
— If the time or situation is not right.
• Dr. Mohsin Shaikh Al-Hassan is a Saudi writer
