Ayman Agbaria

Feb 29, 2024 | mdpi.com | Ayman Agbaria

1. IntroductionDespite national differences, religious education predominantly follows three models: absence of religious instruction, confessional, and nonconfessional education (Gearon 2014). This essay concentrates on the second model, particularly in the context of confessional Islamic education. In doing so, following Grimmitt’s (2000) typology of religious education, this essay does not engage with the informational and academic approach to education about religion.

Sep 24, 2023 | fathomjournal.org | Ayman Agbaria |Joshua Brook |Koby Huberman |Rawan Osman

In this impassioned opinion piece, Syrian-Lebanese peace activist Rawan Osman reflects on her journey from the antisemitism and unconditional anti-Israelism of her upbringing to her present recognition of Israelis as ‘belong[ing] in the Middle East, and… contribut[ing] greatly to our rich cultural heritage’. Championing the connections forms by the Abraham Accords, Osman calls for opposing the rejectionists who ‘lust for wars and romanticise bloodshed’.

Mar 4, 2023 | fathomjournal.org | Lyn Julius |Michael Sfard |Ayman Agbaria |Mike Prashker

‘Second Israel’ is the key to modern Israeli politics not just to Netanyahu’s victory in 2022. These Israelis, largely made up of the country’s Mizrachi Jews, suffered discrimination historically, are religiously more traditional, earn less, enjoy inferior education compared with the establishment and reside in second-tier Israeli cities, underprivileged neighborhoods, and the under-served communities of Israel’s geographic periphery.