Bahrain kicks off extraordinary session of Islamic conference

The extraordinary session of Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers kicked off in the Kingdom yesterday under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa highlighting the theme “Together for Safeguarding Human Heritage and Countering Extremism”. 

The conference was attended by the President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), Shaikha Mai bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Director-General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO), Dr Abdulaziz Altwaijri, Secretary General of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen Sudan’s Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, Omer Suleiman Adam, and culture minister of Islamic countries. In her opening speech, BACA President stressed that culture is the best means to resist the challenges currently faced by Arab and Islamic countries.

She highlighted the Pearling Path Visitor and Experience Centre in Muharraq, which was inaugurated recently within the “Muharraq as Capital of Islamic Culture”, and as part of BACA’s efforts to implement cultural infrastructure projects. ISESCO chief highlighted the importance of the extraordinary session’s theme, calling on the International Community to safeguard Islamic heritage in Al-Quds City form Israeli aggression. Sudan’s Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities congratulated BACA on the success of its events held as part of the “Muharraq as Capital of Islamic Culture”.

The conference featured the signing of various memoranda of cultural cooperation, including the signature of a cooperation agreement on arrangements for the 11th Islamic Conference between ISESCO and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in Tunisia, a Mou between ISESCO and the Arab Centre for Tourism Media, and a MoU between ISESCO and the Arab Regional Center for World Heritage.