Member Ali Abdullah Al -Aradi, a member of the Shura Council, affirmed that the Kingdom of Bahrain stands out as an honorable and pioneering model in the region, led by an inspiring leadership from His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of the Great Country, may God protect and preserve him, as His Majesty presented to the world an integrated experience in building a solid civil state, making religious tolerance, cultural diversity and intellectual moderation, solid foundations for national stability and community peace.
This came on the sidelines of his participation, and member Hala Ramzi Fayez, a member of the Shura Council, today (Thursday) in a session entitled “A discussion on coexistence and peace and the role of the responsible leadership”, as part of the participation of the delegation of the Parliamentary Division of the Kingdom of Bahrain headed by Mr. Ahmed bin Salman Al -Muslim, Chairman of the House of Representatives in the second parliamentary conference for religions, held in the Italian capital, Rome.
Al -Aradi pointed out that His Majesty the King, may God protect and preserve him, has established through his ambitious reform project, a national vision based on recognition of all religious and cultural components, ensuring its right to expression and participation, and enhance the spirit of university citizenship. This lofty vision was embodied through institutional, legislative and practical steps, as well as the National Action Charter, and then the constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain, freedom of belief, and obliging the state to maintain the sanctity of the places of worship, and ensuring the freedom to establish religious rituals in accordance with the prevailing customs and traditions in the country, in confirmation of the Kingdom’s commitment to the culture of coexistence, and respecting the privacy of beliefs within the framework of the universal national identity.
He stated that in the context of this vision, the legislative authority in the Kingdom of Bahrain was keen to translate these trends into actual policies, through the development of the system of laws to ensure the protection of pluralism, combat discrimination and hate speeches, and monitor their good implementation, in addition to active partnership with educational, religious and media institutions to establish the values of dialogue and moderation in the conscience of society.
He indicated that the Kingdom of Bahrain has proven from its Arab, regional and international position that dialogue can be a national policy, and that coexistence can be a state project, and that leadership can be a comprehensive conscience for its people and humanity, and this is the responsible leadership that we need today: a leadership that has the moral courage to adopt peace.
