Unraveling Religion - We Shall Not Hate, The Meaning of Sa'lam, Shalom, and Peace: Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish Speaks On Peace and Understanding Differences Among People

We Shall Not Hate, The Meaning of Sa'lam, Shalom, and Peace: Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish Speaks On Peace and Understanding Differences Among People

04/25/20 • 39 min

In this special episode of Unraveling Religion, Joel travels to Toronto to meet Dr. Abuelaish and together engage in a Sacred conversation regarding life, understanding, and reaching beyond tolerance into respect and love for our human differences found in countries, religions, cultures, and people.

As a medical doctor and healer, Dr. Abuelaish's life is a tireless effort to broaden our human understanding that the differences between people are much smaller than the similarity. Joel and Dr. Abuelaish find common ground in exploring ethics and respect in common understanding, found in all the world's spiritual traditions and all faiths including Islam, Judaism, and Christianity revealed in this episode. His book is entitled, "I Shall Not Hate."

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