WORLD DESK — Dr. Anila Ali has sat down with Haviv Rettig Gur, a voice on Jewish and Israeli history she counts among her favorites, to tell her life story in her own words. She announced the conversation in a Facebook post, saying she is “so excited” for audiences to hear it.

Ali described a story built on two foundations: her faith in Abrahamic unity, and the pluralistic, diverse and welcoming heritage of the Indus Valley that shaped her.

A childhood lesson in welcome

Growing up in Pakistan, Ali wrote, her family taught her to welcome people of different faiths and to see Jews and Christians as part of a shared Abrahamic family. She says those lessons sit at the heart of her love for Israel and the Jewish people.

Ali presents the Indus Valley as a civilizational heritage that was pluralistic, diverse and welcoming, and says it shaped the way she lives her faith.

The verse behind the belief

Ali pointed to Surah Al-Hujurat, in which the Qur’an says God made humanity into peoples and tribes so that they may come to know one another.

That verse, she wrote, captures what Abrahamic unity means to her. It is a belief she says she has lived through friendships.

From the Indus Valley to the conversation

“Thank you, Haviv, for giving me the chance to tell this story in my own words,” Ali wrote. “I can’t wait for you all to hear our conversation!”

FFN will update this report when the conversation is released.

Faith & Freedom News (FFN), covering faith, freedom and interfaith relations.