King Hamad Global Centre launch in November

Manama : ‘This Is Bahrain” will host an exhibition portraying Kingdom’s outstanding religious freedom to officially launch ‘The Kingdom of Bahrain Declaration’ and ‘The King Hamad Global Centre for Inter-Faith Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence”, it was announced yesterday

The launch will also complement the opening of the King Hamad Chair in Inter-Faith Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence at Sapienza University in Rome.

A dinner and press conference will follow the launch which will be attended by representatives from international media, religious leaders, ambassadors, senators, celebrities, and community leaders.

‘The Kingdom of Bahrain Declaration’, a document that commits to promoting religious freedom is modelled on the visionary leadership philosophy of His Majesty King Hamad. 

“It will be signed by heads of state, religious leaders and dignitaries at a special ceremony to be held in Bahrain in November during the dedication for the launch of ‘The King Hamad Global Centre for Inter-Faith Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence’,” Betsy B Mathieson, the Secretary-General of the Bahrain Federation of Expatriate Associations (BFEA), said.

The King Hamad Global Centre will be a newly built facility on land which is donated by His Majesty The King and will include a Museum to showcase the centuries old legacy of Bahrain’s religious freedom and peaceful–coexistence.

Currently, the construction of the Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral, the largest Church ever built on the Arabian Peninsula, is taking place on land donated by HM the King and will be housed alongside a new mosque.