PRESENTATION ABOUT: BAHRAIN, ISA CULTURAL CENTRE & THE INTERN. Done By. Mohamed Al-Naar intern From Bahrain 28 January 2016 At Bundesakademie - Wolfenbuttel, Germany
About Bahrain
About Bahrain Bahrain is a small kingdom (765.3 km²), group of 33 islands located off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia. Bahrain s population is currently around 1.2 million Bahrainis and residents. Map: https://www.google.de/maps/place/bahr ain/@25.7297325,49.8432621,8.75 z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x3e48524e6a4 7a211:0x2e9450e2dbda1046
History Bahrain was one of the Gulf s most important Geo- Political & commercial location for over 4,000 years. In modern era, Bahrain became pioneer in many fields in the Gulf region: First schooling system (1919) First girls schooling system (1928) First oil discovery in the Gulf (1932) First published newspaper in Gulf (1939) First country it s people influenced by global political movements nationalism; communism; liberalism (1930s onward)
Civilizations Dilmun Sumerian and Persian Empire Tylos Ancient Greece Awal Different Islamic States Portuguese; Persian; Omani; British Colonialism Modern State (Bahrain)
Society It s multi-cultural hub which welcomes people from all around the world That s made Bahrain as a multi-ethnic and multidenominational Religious society Because of the tolerant attitudes low cost of living Good educational and health facilities and services.
Culture About Culture of Bahrain.. Please check the short video on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrl-yxarkmu
Know more.. More information.. Please visit the following link (Official Portal) German Translated : http://www.bahrain.com/en/de/pages/%c3%9cbersi cht.aspx#.vpz4j_nhdct
About Isa Cultural Centre www.icc.gov.bh
National Cultural Centre affiliated to the Royal Court of Bahrain Located in Juffair district, at the Capital Manama opened in 2008 Built with joint donations of: People of Bahrain The privet companies Government What we do? Simply, We organize & host events; publish & conduct researches
ICC building
The Main Conference hall
National Library
Children Library
Art Gallery
Name of the Centre The Centre was Named after the Late Ruler Amir of Bahrain: Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa (Ruling: 1961-1999)
Goals = Fields Provision of books & publications in various fields Preservation of Arabic & Islamic Heritage Organizing Cultural events & seminars Encouraging & Supporting Creativity National Wide History Knowledge Creativity Culture Promoting The History of Bahrain Improving Dialogue with different cultures & Civilizations
Mechanism = Facilities Historical Documents Centre Convention Centre National Archives Cultural, Scientific & Artistic Affairs National Library E-Library Children Library
Historically rich and experienced Culturally Concentrated New and young institution Culturally Broad
Where do we meet? We both work on almost similar Framework, but differ in Content Contributing in building a better Humanity through raising awareness and improve human development process
More? To see more, please visit the Instagram photos link: https://www.instagram.com/icc_bh/ Video The official Opening Ceremony in 2008, attended by the king of Bahrain: https://www.youtube.com/embed/z41lcf AwnS0
Who am I?
I m Bahraini citizen 29 years old I hold a Masters (MA) degree in Strategic Communication from University of Bahrain Just finished my Masters Thesis (31 Dec. 2015) about: Media & Development in scope of Bahrain Vision2030
I work as Chief of Media & Press and my major tasks are: On-going Development of the Communication Strategy News Releases, Executive Management Speeches editing & reporting Supervision & execution of Publications & Advertising Campaigns News Forecasting supervision, Audience survey & content analysis Coordination of Events Media Coverage Co-assisting of Various PR work & functions Supervision of Social Media & E-Content of the Centre
My Contacts: Mobile (Whatsapp): +973 39036030 Office: +973 17366810 Personal E-mail: m.alnaar@gmail.com Work E-mail: malnaar@icc.gov.bh
Dankeschön!