What conditions are needed for post-conflict reconciliation, and is it even possible in a no-trust environment? On October 7th, Hamas carried out a brutal attack, systematically killing their neighboring Jews, shattering the trust many in Israel’s southern kibbutzim had been working to establish through years of peace advocacy.

Luke Moon joins Dominique to discuss the challenges to reconciliation in the Israel-Palestinian context, including vastly different religious interpretations of what justice and peace mean for all parties involved. Psalm 85:10 highlights four pillars essential to reconciliation: truth, mercy, righteousness, and peace. The concept of reconciliation is a Christian principle. Many historical examples demonstrate that achieving reconciliation outside a Christian context is possible, but the barriers to achieving it are high.

Is reconciliation in this historic and long-lasting conflict even attainable in our current moment?

On Sunday, May 19, news broke that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were killed along with other Iranian officials in a helicopter crash near the Iranian-Azerbaijan border. Raisi, known as the 'Butcher of Tehran' for his egregious human rights abuses, was honored this week at the United Nations Security Council in a minute of silence. The representatives who stood for a moment of silence included United States Deputy Ambassador to the U.N., Robert Wood.

Dominique is joined by her college and Iranian expert, Dr. Farhad Rezaei, to discuss the implications of President Raisi's demise for the regime and the Iranian people. Farhad sheds light on the critical role Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian played in exporting the Revolution through Iran's proxies across the region, including his influential role in Hamas' terrorism and armed resistance. He also reacts to the moment of silence in remembrance of Raisi at the U.N. and how it points to the Biden administration's policy of appeasement with the regime.

Join Dominique and Farhad to understand the implications of these events and what they mean for the Iranian people, region, and international community.

In this episode of the Philos Project Podcast, Dominique speaks with Hussein Mansour, an Egyptian political analyst, to discuss the ideological roots of the neo-Marxist and antisemitic protests sweeping across American universities.

Listen as Hussein explains the legacy of post-Enlightenment German political philosophy that paved the way for Karl Marx and the modern neo-Marxist revolution, which is dominating the cultural debate surrounding patriarchy, gender, climate justice, racial justice, and the Free Palestine movement.

Do American college students understand the implications of Islamism and supporting Hamas? And is Islamism compatible with the neo-Marxist cultural revolution in the West?