The Abrahamic Family House is Not about Merging Faiths
Mohamed Abdelsalam
The purpose is to advance inter-faith dialogue and co-existence
For decades, the East and the Arab world in particular have been portrayed in western media as regions plagued by religious intolerance and persecution. However, religions were certainly not the main cause of this negative image as much as political agendas were.
Ever since the conflict over power of the Middle East arose between rival empires, these forces exploited religion to push their political projects. Neither religions nor their sacred texts sowed the seeds of such conflict or fuelled it. There is clear historical evidence that supports religions’ innocence in this, as there were many places where tolerance and coexistence between religions prevailed.
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