Featured Events
Manama ; Bahrain International Exhibition Centre (BIEC)
17 - 27 Mar 2010 (annual)
The impressive Bahrain International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) fills with reading material in all its guises - traditional paper pages and their electronic versions too - for the International Book Fair.
Manama ; Ahlia University
1 - 4 May 2010 (annual)
Bahrain Human Rights International Film Festival screens free movies at the Al Ahlia University in Manama. This non-profit festival promotes cinema that highlights human rights, showing a wide range of features, documentaries and short films from around the world.
Manama
Daily; not Fri
Housed in an Arabic-script-engraved building, the Diplomatic Area's Beit Al Qur'an features a mosque, a library and an internationally celebrated collection of Qur'anic manuscripts. Offering insights into Islam, this is also a treat for those interested in calligraphy.