Bahrain organizes the Peaceful Coexistence conference “Ignorance is the Enemy of Peace”

For the first time in Bahrain, the King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence organized a conference that promotes peaceful coexistence under the theme “Ignorance is the Enemy of Peace” with wide international participation from major higher education institutions in the region and the world. The two-day conference will feature 4 main dialogue sessions that highlight: integrating the concepts of coexistence and acceptance of difference and diversity in university curricula, the essential role of enabling educational environments in raising a generation of peace, the experience of the King Hamad Chair for Interfaith Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence courses at Sapienza University, and the development of religious education as a key point to promote coexistence.