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National day celebrated in Bahrain
“Bahrain will remain a nation of law, institutions, liberties and tolerance between different religions and cultures”, said King Hamad
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa (L) and his son Sheikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al-Khalif (R) attend a National Day Ceremony at the University of Bahrain in Zallaq, South of Manama, on December 16, 2012. King Hamad said in a speech to mark the occasion that ‘Bahrain will remain a nation of law, institutions, liberties and tolerance between different religions and cultures’. (AFP/Getty Images)
Bahraini police guards stand ready for the arrival of the Gulf kingdom’s King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa (portrait) during a National Day ceremony at the University of Bahrain in Zallaq, South of Manama, on December 16, 2012. King Hamad said in a speech to mark the occasion that ‘Bahrain will remain a nation of law, institutions, liberties and tolerance between different religions and cultures’. (AFP/Getty Images)
Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa (C-R) attends a National Day Ceremony at the University of Bahrain in Zallaq, South of Manama, on December 16, 2012. Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa said in a speech to mark the occasion that ‘Bahrain will remain a nation of law, institutions, liberties and tolerance between different religions and cultures’. (AFP/Getty Images)
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa (C), his son Shaikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al-Khalif (C-L) and the Gulf kingdom’s Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa (R) attend a National Day Ceremony at the University of Bahrain in Zallaq, South of Manama, on December 16, 2012. King Hamad said in a speech to mark the occasion that ‘Bahrain will remain a nation of law, institutions, liberties and tolerance between different religions and cultures’. (AFP/Getty Images)
Bahraini police guards listen to the speech of the Gulf kingdom’s King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa during a National Day Ceremony at the University of Bahrain in Zallaq, South of Manama, on December 16, 2012. King Hamad said in his speech to mark the occasion that ‘Bahrain will remain a nation of law, institutions, liberties and tolerance between different religions and cultures’. (AFP/Getty Images)
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa (C), Crown Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa (R) and Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa (L) attend a National Day Ceremony at the University of Bahrain in Zallaq, South of Manama, on December 16, 2012. King Hamad said in a speech to mark the occasion that ‘Bahrain will remain a nation of law, institutions, liberties and tolerance between different religions and cultures’. (AFP/Getty Images)
