Discussion forums in the Arab region have played an important part in bringing diverse people together to build unity of thought on spiritual and material progress and on coexistence. During a podcast episode from the News Service, Saba Haddad, representative of the Geneva Office of the Bahá’í International Community (BIC), stated: “The more we look at our commonalities, the more we are united, while the more we look at our differences, the more we are divided.”