The first international conference of the World Abrahamic Movement concluded recently, marking the launch of the organization’s official website, abrahamic.org, through which individuals can now formally join the global Abrahamic community and take part in daily activities and discussions.

The conference featured an address from the movement’s special envoy to what organizers describe as the “upper society,” a coalition of historically minority faith communities across the Middle East, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. The envoy’s remarks framed the movement’s founding against the backdrop of ongoing regional conflict and the targeting of indigenous Middle Eastern communities.

According to the prepared remarks shared by Majd Jbaily on Facebook, the envoy described a region “swamped with wars and destruction,” where international platforms have at times been dominated by radical actors invoking religion for political ends, leaving smaller faith communities exposed to what the envoy called risks of cross-border terrorism, displacement, and demographic change.

The envoy argued that decades of regional narrative had taught Middle Eastern peoples to view one another as adversaries, but said the movement’s founding reflects a different reality: that shared heritage across communities outweighs the divisions imposed on them. The address singled out hope for liberation from radical currents that have dominated parts of Syria, and described the Abrahamic movement as a bridge meant to connect a broad network of minority faith communities worldwide.

Communities named in the address included Alawite communities in Syria, Lebanon, and Antakya; Bektashi communities in Albania, Greece, Cyprus, and North Macedonia; Anatolian Alevi communities in Turkey; Kurdish-rooted Yarsani and Kakai communities in Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan; and related groups in the Kandil Mountains region. The envoy characterized these communities collectively as a population numbering in the tens of millions with significant human and economic weight, but lacking organized representation in international forums.

The envoy described the movement’s launch as a historic opportunity for these communities to unite across their distinct traditions under a shared Abrahamic identity that transcends national borders, with the stated goal of establishing a presence in international theological and political discussions and ending what the envoy called a long history of isolation.

The address acknowledged that the path ahead remains difficult, citing opposition from multiple directions, but expressed confidence in the movement’s long-term prospects. The envoy closed by framing the initiative as a choice of “union instead of division, hope instead of fear, and the future instead of living in the past.”

Majd Jbaily

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Shared the full text of the special envoy’s address and announced the official launch of abrahamic.org, the new home of the World Abrahamic Movement.

The new website, abrahamic.org, is positioned by organizers as the movement’s central hub going forward, offering formal membership and ongoing community discussion for those identifying with the shared Abrahamic heritage described at the conference. Faith & Freedom News will continue to follow developments from the movement as it builds out its international presence.