Meet on religious violence in Italy

Manama : Bahrain will attend a major conference on religiously motivated violence in Italy. 

The International Conference on Religious Violence (ICRV-18) will be held on January 29 – February 1, under the theme “Confronting Religiously Motivated Violence”.

Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Ministry Undersecretary Dr Farid bin Yacoub Al-Meftah will lead Bahrain’s delegation and address the conference on the dangers of religiously-motivated violence on the world.

He will point out the destructive role of extremists and advocates of violence who interpret sacred religious texts in a way that serves their heinous goals.

He will underline Bahrain’s strides in promoting co-existence, diversity and intellectual pluralism and combating violence, extremism and terrorism.

The ministry’s delegation led Dr Al-Meftah took part in the annual conference on interfaith dialogue in the Vatican. The global event discussed the current phase of the dialogue between civilizations and religions. 

Dr Al-Meftah met Pope Francis, who commended Bahrain’s efforts to promote co-existence. The Holy Pontiff paid tribute to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, hailing the royal drive to foster openness, bolster religious liberties as well as the freedom of expression and opinion.

Pope Francis hailed Bahrain’s pivotal role in promoting dialogue between civilizations. Dr Al-Meftah also lauded the pioneering role played by the Vatican and the Holy Pontiff in disseminating interfaith tolerance.