Bahrain's keenness on boosting tolerance stressed

Manama : 

The King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Co-existence and This is Bahrain society held a meeting with the Labour and Social Development Ministry’s Directorate for NGO’s Support and a delegation from the British Charity Commission which is on a visit to Bahrain to benchmark openness and peaceful co-existence in the kingdom.

The meeting was attended by Board of Trustees Chairman of the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Co-existence Dr Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, This is Bahrain society President Betsy Mathieson, NGO’s Support Director Najwa Abdellatif Janahi and Projects Director at the British embassy in Bahrain Chris Thompson.

The meeting spotlighted ways of benefiting from the British experience and boosting cooperation in carrying out joint projects regarding houses of worship.

Dr Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa affirmed the centre’s keenness on availing of the experience of prominent international institutions in the development and social fields and benefiting from the British expertise in boosting tolerance and peaceful co-existence among the youth.

He pointed out the centre’s efforts, since its establishment, to provide many quality programmes to promote those values, in line with the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

The British Charity Commission delegation expressed appreciation of the centre’s goals and programmes to project the kingdom’s pioneering experience in fostering peaceful coexistence and religious freedom