25 April 2024, The Tablet

A new path of Abraham – remapping the Holy Land

by Yazid Said

The challenges are about sovereignty and diversity in cultures where religion is not a private matter.

A new path of Abraham – remapping the Holy Land

Late night prayers at a Gaza mosque in a region where religious tension has always simmered.
PHOTO: ALAMY, MOHAMED ZARANDAH

 
If there is to be peace in the Middle East, there will have to be a change in thinking about the role of religion. Otherwise the common good will continue to be defined by tyrants, religious or secular.
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