Faith and diplomacy: Common faith, common fate in the Middle East

Purim, the holiday commemorating the salvation of the Jewish people from Persian oppression more than 2,000 years ago, concluded last Tuesday evening, just as I arrived at an interfaith iftar hosted by the Bahrain Embassy in Washington. The story of Jews confronting persecution in ancient Persia carries striking resonance to the modern Iranian regime fueling instability across the Middle East. Ramadan is observed as a month of fasting, prayer and introspection. Every evening during Ramadan, families and communities gather for iftar, the meal that breaks the daily fast at sunset.

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