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And it is wonderful to see the news this morning of a “full and immediate ceasefire” between Pakistan and India. We desperately need such good news — and a path to peace — in the Middle East as well.

In the recent India-Pakistan crisis, the Ahmadi minority stood firmly by their homeland, despite the discrimination they have long endured in 🇵🇰. I hope this inspires more Pakistanis to better embrace all minorities — and to see that pluralism is both a virtue and a strength.

Pope Leo XIV seems to be a good man — and he's absolutely right in everything he said here on day one:

Muslims don’t need blasphemy laws, as said at the The Equiano Project event in London:

Families in Gaza are starving while the food they need is sitting at the border. But World Food Programme hasn't been able to get new aid in since 2 March. If we wait for famine to be officially confirmed, it will be TOO LATE. We need access. We need a ceasefire. We need to move NOW.

Wonderful news: The PKK, at war with Turkey since 1984, says farewell to arms. This is a blessing for Turks, Kurds, Turkey, Syria, and the whole region. It also offers a broader lesson for all: The safest way to end terrorism is through political solutions, not endless wars.

The lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria is wonderful news. It's also refreshing to hear a U.S. President affirm that Middle East's future lies not in "Western interventionists," and their endless wars, but in its own peoples building their nations, at peace with their traditions.

I’m a Hasidic Jew who just spent a week in Damascus, Syria. I walked the streets and spoke with over 200 people: shopkeepers, shoeshiners, street sweepers, government officials and religious leaders. I felt safe. I felt welcome. President Donald J. Trump is right to lift

An early look at the Summer 2025 issue of RELIGION & LIBERTY, featuring Dan Churchwell A. Trevor Sutton Brooke Medina Mustafa Akyol Kevin Vallier Titus Techera Daniel Lacalle Samuel Gregg Dr. Michael Guillén Jane Clark Scharl Dylan Pahman David Weinberger #MichaelLucchese #RJSnell

Sad to see the political murders in Washington DC last night. My condolences to the American Jewish community and all who are in pain. Attacks on civilians are never justified, by anyone, for any cause. And a better future lies not in escalating violence, but in seeking peace.

"Turkish-Saudi Convergence in the New Middle East" A thoughtful analysis by Omer Taspinar on what could be a promising prospect for peace and stability in the region: agsi.org/analysis/turki…

How can we help students understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one of the world’s most polarizing topics? Earlier this year, Sphere's John Snoad moderated a discussion with scholars Mustafa Akyol and Ari Gordon on using civil discourse, shared history, and religious

📺 Watch "Building Tolerance and Peaceful Coexistence with Civil Discourse" on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/fCa4kFF-Huk

Before the 7th-century Islamic conquests, the dominant language in Jerusalem was Greek — the language of the Byzantine Empire, which had persecuted & expelled Jews. It was only thanks to Caliph Umar that Jews returned to their holy city. Facts are facts, regardless of ideology.

Alasdair MacIntyre was "staunchly against both the state religion & nationalism that dominates the ideology of many of his fans..." An insightful piece on the late great philosopher of virtue ethics:

Looking forward to reading "The Islamic Mary":