In the face of the unprecedented global challenges our species faces, the recent conflicts between the West and the Islamic world have been profoundly harmful. They have produced massive, debilitating wars, leading to deep harm across the planet. They have empowered radical voices and forces on both sides, eviscerating a long history of shared commitments, including to moral agency, human dignity, the arts and culture as means of exchange and engagement, as well as a common vision of the sacredness of the world we live in—and our sacred task to preserve, uplift, and enrich that world.
We believe a better future is necessary.
We believe a better future is possible.
The Eden Institute for Global Affairs exists to empower, uplift and energize the West and the Islamic world—by thinking and doing together.
We believe that better future requires the West and the Islamic world to build on our historic collaborations and create a new framework for a thriving, interconnected human future. Beyond tolerance. Beyond coexistence. By building on our immense shared heritage, overlapping commitments, and common concerns and ambitions, we will build a platform for creating a uniquely plural, peaceful, and prosperous human future.
