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One father. Three peoples. An open tent.
The Abrahamic Family House, Abu Dhabi
One father · three peoples · an open tent · since the Accords of 2020
ABRAHAMIC
AMBASSADORS
Jews, Christians and Muslims call Abraham father. His tent, the tradition says, was open on every side, so a guest from any direction could walk in. This is that tent: a community carrying the Abraham Accords from the treaty table into streets, schools and houses of prayer.
The open tent
One father.
Three peoples.
An open tent.
Jewish tradition says Abraham opened his tent on every side, so that no traveller had to search for the door. Muslim tradition calls him Abu al-Dayfan, the father of guests. Before there were three faiths, there were two brothers, Isaac and Ishmael, burying their father together at Hebron. The Abraham Accords gave that memory a signature. We give it a neighbourhood: every page here is a way in, and every one of you is the guest he ran to meet.
Read: The Open Tent →Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Oslo, 1993: A Handshake on the White House Lawn
On 13 September 1993 Yitzhak Rabin took Yasser Arafat’s hand while Bill Clinton stood between them. The Declaration of Principles did not bring a final peace, but it changed what could be said aloud.
Sadat in Jerusalem
On 20 November 1977 the president of Egypt stood in the Knesset and spoke of permanent peace. No Arab head of state had visited Israel before. It took one flight to change what was possible.
The Arava Treaty: Peace Between Israel and Jordan
On 26 October 1994, in the desert crossing between Eilat and Aqaba, Israel and Jordan signed a full peace. Behind it stood a long, quiet friendship between a king and a general.
The Cave of the Patriarchs: Where Two Brothers Buried Their Father
Genesis says Isaac and Ishmael, estranged for a lifetime, came together to bury Abraham in the cave of Machpelah. Jews and Muslims still pray at the site, in separate halls under one roof.
Maimonides of Córdoba: A Jewish Philosopher Writing in Arabic
Born in Córdoba, physician in Cairo, author of the Guide for the Perplexed in Judeo-Arabic: Moses ben Maimon belongs to two civilisations. The synagogue in Abu Dhabi bears his name.
Six Ministers in the Desert: The Negev Summit
In March 2022 the foreign ministers of Israel, the United States, the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt met at Sde Boker, near Ben-Gurion’s grave, and agreed to keep meeting.
The people who took a risk for an enemy. Turn the ring and meet them.
Anwar Sadat President of Egypt
Menachem Begin Prime Minister of Israel
Jimmy Carter President of the United States
Yitzhak Rabin Prime Minister of Israel
King Hussein King of Jordan
Shimon Peres Foreign Minister, later President of Israel
Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foreign Minister of the UAE
Abdullatif Al Zayani Foreign Minister of Bahrain Be the first Ambassadors
Sample: An Evening at the Open Tent
A community supper in the spirit of Abraham’s tent: Jewish, Muslim and Christian neighbours cook one dish each from their family table and tell the story behind it. Sample listing until the first local chapter announces its date.
Sample: Interfaith Day of Learning
One text, three readings: a rabbi, an imam and a priest read the story of Abraham’s guests (Genesis 18 and Qur’an 51) side by side, with questions from the room. Sample listing.
Sample: Accords Anniversary Gathering
Each September the community marks the signing of the Abraham Accords on 15 September 2020 with talks, music and a shared meal. Sample listing; the next date will be posted here.
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