for fostering an inclusive transformation of education, actively engaging with the ‘inter’, facilitating dialogue while challenging discriminatory structures. By ensuring that everyone is acknowledged and valued and by employing (digital-based) methodologies to foster participatory learning environments, this framework becomes a powerful driver
creation of an Abraham University
The creation of an Abraham University of Cultures (AUC), located on several regional campuses, would be the institutional culmination of intercultural education programs. This university would develop academic programs specializing in intercultural studies, intercommunity mediation, and regional cooperation. This institution would train future regi
human values and peace skills
This pedagogical approach goes beyond simple tolerance to promote genuine mutual understanding based on the recognition of the equal dignity of all cultures. It develops personal and social skills based on human values and peace skills (human, social, intercultural, and civic). Intercultural education does not merely transmit knowledge about others
transforming mindsets and overcoming
or any initiatives to train religious leaders in interfaith dialogue. This absence contrasts dramatically with the scale of the identity and cultural issues in the region. Education, which is crucial for transforming mindsets and overcoming intercommunity prejudices, is completely neglected. The Abraham Accords, nevertheless neglected essential dim
destruction in Gaza are widely circulated
The Gaza war rekindled Palestinian solidarity and brought the Palestinian question back to the center of regional debates, complicating normalization for the signatory states. This situation reveals the fragility of agreements based on geopolitical calculations without a solid popular base, particularly when images of destruction in Gaza are widely