ArtBahrain to to be held from October 12

To be held for the first time in the kingdom, ArtBahrain will attract about 200 acclaimed world artists, including the leading world artist Sacha Jafri, who will exhibit one of his best 48 artworks between 1996 and 2014 in one place for the first time.

Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King and President of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), will patronise the ArtBahrain Expo, which will be held at the Bahrain Bay from Monday, October 12 and run until October 16.
The ArtBahrain team expects the event to be a meeting place for artists, gallerists, cognoscenti and art lovers from around the world to share space, ideas and inspiration with local artists. Bahrain has refined appreciation a for art and artists, which makes it a great location for hosting such a prestigious international art fair.
ArtBahrain will go a long way in encouraging individuals and companies to invest in art. To be held for the first time in the kingdom, ArtBahrain will attract about 200 acclaimed world artists, including the leading world artist Sacha Jafri, who will exhibit one of his best 48 artworks between 1996 and 2014 in one place for the first time.
A number of galleries will take part in the fair, including the UK-based Albemarle Gallery, Al Riwaq, from Bahrain, the Arab Fine Arts Hall from Saudi Arabia,Marsam Mattar (Dubai Art Gallery) and the Marsa Gallery from Tunisia. The fair features a series of interactive workshops and forums where experts will interact with artists.

BIPD to hold forum on media and civil peace

Under the banner of "Media and Civil Peace", the third version of the Arab Gulf Media Forum is to kick-start in November. The forum comes as a suitable platform to promote the culture of democracy in the Gulf communities.
The forum, organised by the Bahrain Institute for Political Development (BIPD), for the third consecutive year, is a continuation of the goals of the two previous forums that worked on mobilising, motivating and strengthening media to enhance the values and culture of democracy, peaceful coexistence and acceptance of the culture of difference, tolerance and acceptance of the other.
Within this context, the concept of Media and Civil Peace is in consonance with the divine and heavenly teachings, let alone man-made laws, given that the normal instinct of human beings is in favour of the principles of peace, forgiveness and tolerance.
The role of the Media Forum workshops aim at instilling and promoting Media and Civil Peace, which aimed at promoting the values of intolerance and foster a media discourse that accommodates all differences and historical disparities among people.
And like the two previous versions, this forum is being held this year to promote the values of peaceful coexistence, tolerance, acceptance of others and rejection of the values of intolerance and for this it is hosting an elite of Gulf and Arab intellects and politicians to enrich the discussions.

Bahrain School opens doors in Jordan

The Royal Charity Organisation (RCO) secretary-general Dr Mustapha Al Sayyed opened last week Bahrain School in Irbid, Jordan.
He reiterated Bahrain's unwavering support to Syrian refugees who fled their war-torn country and commended all government and private parties in Jordan, hailing deep-rooted historic relations bonding the two friendly countries.
Built on 2835 square metres, Bahrain School includes 19 classrooms, a library, a science lab, two computer labs, a teachers' restroom and other facilities.

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