DICID is proud to have Introduced the principle of dialogue between the followers of divinely inspired religions in Qatar during its first conference for interfaith dialogue in 2003 under directive of His Highness Emir the Father, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. Thereafter were held the annual conference in the following years between the followers of the three monotheistic religions, Islam, Christianity and Judaism. In the month of May 2007 the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue was officially inaugurated and the formation of the board of directors of the center, as well as a global advisory council of religious scholars in the three monotheistic religions was organized to assist in planning and communication with the corresponding institutions around the world.

In the month of June 2010 the Emiri Decree No. (20) of 2010, approved the establishment of the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue, which aims to support and promote the culture of dialogue between religions, and peaceful coexistence among adherents of religions, and the activation of religious values to address the problems and issues of concern to humanity.

The decision to establish the center was met with a great welcome from scholars, researchers and academics interested in dialogue and cooperation between religions, civilizations and cultures of different issues, and scholars hailed this decision, arguing that the establishment of the center will contribute to the efforts to build bridges of cooperation and understanding between the followers of religions and different civilizations and cultures around the world, which would contribute to an atmosphere of peace and justice, and alleviate misunderstanding because of the ignorance of different parties in conflict, and the entry of extremists from both sides to ignite hatred between peoples. The main role of the center is considered as spreading the culture and acceptance of others and peaceful coexistence among the followers of religions through dialogue.

Message
The Center seeks for constructive dialogue among followers of religions in order to better understand the principles of religious teachings to be harnessed to the service of humanity, based on mutual respect and recognition of differences, in collaboration with individuals and relevant institutions.

Vision
To be a role model to achieve peaceful coexistence among followers of religions and global reference in the field of interfaith dialogue.

Goals

To be a forum for the promotion of a culture of peaceful coexistence and acceptance of others
Activation of religious values to address the problems and issues of concern to human
Expand the content of the dialogue to include aspects of life interacting with religion
Expand the dialogue to include researchers, academics and interested in the relationship between religious values and life issues
To house expertise providing the scholarly, educational and training information in their respective fields