Bahrain Dialogue Forum seeks to entrench coexistence

Manama, Nov. 2 (BNA): Director of the Fatwa Department at the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai said that the Bahrain Dialogue Forum, which will be attended by the Sheikh of Al Azhar and Pope Francis alongside other religious leaders, aims to entrench peaceful coexistence globally. "Islamic sharia has always sought to achieve unity and the Muslim Council of Elders hopes to achieve this great Islamic teaching amongst all people through the historic Document on Human Fraternity," said Al Haddad, a member of the Muslim Council of Elders. "This noble document, which was universally welcomed by all religions and co-signed by two religious symbols in His Eminence the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders along with His Holiness the Pope of the Catholic Church." The Kingdom will host the ‘Bahrain Dialogue Forum: East and West for Human Coexistence’ on November 3-4 under the patronage of the His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The forum will be attended by His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders and His Holiness Pope Francis, Pontiff of the Catholic Church alongside 200 religious leaders and prominent academic and media figures from around the world.