Crumbling Colossus: Gaza and the Unraveling of U.S. Empire
Tom Facchine|/by/tom-facchine
Tom Facchine|/by/tom-facchine
The Thinking Muslim|/source/the-thinking-muslim
By: Tom Facchine Source: The Thinking Muslim May 4, 2024 No Comments
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Imam Tom Facchine is the research director of the Department of Islam and Society at Yaqeen Institute. And a prolific speaker and commentator on Islam and philosophy. He discusses the US empire, American exceptionalism, liberalism and U.S. Muslims abandoning Biden.
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Topics: American Muslims, Foreign Policy, Gaza, Israel, Neo Conservatives, Palestine, Ummah (Community), United States Policy On Israel
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:52:"Where is Bilal? The dilemma of a Palestinian family";s:12:"thePermalink";s:85:"https://www.islamicity.org/104284/where-is-bilal-the-dilemma-of-a-palestinian-family/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Mahmoud El-Yousseph";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:74:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/missing-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"Palestine|/topics/palestine";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 17 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"March 17, 2025";s:9:"theAuthor";s:43:"Mahmoud El-Yousseph|/by/mahmoud-el-yousseph";s:5:"theID";i:104284;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"I learned about the story of Bilal Rawajbi through an article in Mondoweiss written by Jessica Buxbaum, a freelance journalist based in Jerusalem covering Palestine and the Israeli......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:52:"Where is Bilal? The dilemma of a Palestinian family";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:178:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR foreign-policy OR gaza OR israel OR neo-conservatives OR palestine OR ummah-community OR united-states-policy-on-israel";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:81:"Gaza Has Changed the Discourse on Popular Resistance, But Are We Truly Listening?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:114:"https://www.islamicity.org/104119/gaza-has-changed-the-discourse-on-popular-resistance-but-are-we-truly-listening/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Ramzy Baroud";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Palestinian-resistance.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"war on gaza|/topics/war-on-gaza";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 20 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 20, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Ramzy Baroud|/by/ramzy-baroud";s:5:"theID";i:104119;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"12 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Palestinians and Israelis agree that the Gaza resistance was the main reason behind Israel’s forced decision to accept a ceasefire and begin its gradual withdrawal from the Gaz......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:81:"Gaza Has Changed the Discourse on Popular Resistance, But Are We Truly Listening?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:178:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR foreign-policy OR gaza OR israel OR neo-conservatives OR palestine OR ummah-community OR united-states-policy-on-israel";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:81:"A Palestinian Businessman’s Response to Trump's Gaza 'Forced Displacement' Plan";s:12:"thePermalink";s:110:"https://www.islamicity.org/104112/a-palestinian-businessmans-response-to-trumps-gaza-forced-displacement-plan/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Mahmoud El-Yousseph";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/palestinian-flag-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"human rights|/topics/human-rights";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 19 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 19, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:43:"Mahmoud El-Yousseph|/by/mahmoud-el-yousseph";s:5:"theID";i:104112;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Awad Tayyour, a Palestinian businessman who holds several European citizenships, has a brilliant response to Trump's Gaza 'forced displacement' plan.
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:63:"Education for Justice: Anwar Ibrahim’s Call to Action at IIUM";s:12:"thePermalink";s:94:"https://www.islamicity.org/104516/education-for-justice-anwar-ibrahims-call-to-action-at-iium/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:18:"Shukran Abd Rahman";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:71:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Anwar_IIUM.jpeg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"islamic revival|/topics/islamic-revival";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 14 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 12, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Shukran Abd Rahman|/by/shukran-abd-rahman";s:5:"theID";i:104516;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"In Leading the Way through Tawhidic Epistemology, Leading the World for Ummatic Excellence, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s return to IIUM reaffirms the university’s core missio......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:63:"Education for Justice: Anwar Ibrahim’s Call to Action at IIUM";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:178:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR foreign-policy OR gaza OR israel OR neo-conservatives OR palestine OR ummah-community OR united-states-policy-on-israel";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"U.S. Complicity in War Spans from Syria to Gaza";s:12:"thePermalink";s:81:"https://www.islamicity.org/104519/u-s-complicity-in-war-spans-from-syria-to-gaza/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Jeffrey Sachs";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/u7XtbL90oEY/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7XtbL90oEY";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:47:"us-israel relations|/topics/us-israel-relations";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 13 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 13, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Jeffrey Sachs|/by/jeffrey-sachs";s:5:"theID";i:104519;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"10 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:143:"At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2025, renowned economist and global affairs expert Professor Jeffrey Sachs delivered a powerful critique of U.S.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:47:"U.S. Complicity in War Spans from Syria to Gaza";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:178:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR foreign-policy OR gaza OR israel OR neo-conservatives OR palestine OR ummah-community OR united-states-policy-on-israel";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"Video Shows Gaza Medics Killed by Israel";s:12:"thePermalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/104479/video-shows-gaza-medics-killed-by-israel/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Al Jazeera";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/KADWFr0GaXU/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KADWFr0GaXU";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"israel|/topics/israel";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Apr 6 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"April 6, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Al Jazeera|/source/al-jazeera";s:5:"theID";i:104479;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"New video has revealed what happened in an Israeli attack that killed 15 medics in Gaza, including eight from the Palestine Red Crescent.
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:45:"Gaza Sends an Eid Message to the Muslim World";s:12:"thePermalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/104429/gaza-sends-an-eid-message-to-the-muslim-world/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Abubaker Abed";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/gR3YrCWlz90/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR3YrCWlz90";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"genocide|/topics/genocide";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 31 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 29, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Abubaker Abed|/by/abubaker-abed";s:5:"theID";i:104429;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:91:""Dear Muslims, we never asked you to ease our suffering with bottled water or food parcels.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:45:"Gaza Sends an Eid Message to the Muslim World";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:178:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR foreign-policy OR gaza OR israel OR neo-conservatives OR palestine OR ummah-community OR united-states-policy-on-israel";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:28:"Eid Al-Fitr Around The World";s:12:"thePermalink";s:62:"https://www.islamicity.org/81058/eid-al-fitr-around-the-world/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Islam Channel";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/BMeIuGLACq8/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMeIuGLACq8";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"ummah (community)|/topics/ummah-community";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 30 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:36:"May 4, 2022 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Islam Channel|/source/islam-channel";s:5:"theID";i:81058;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"As the crescent moon marks the end of Ramadan, millions of Muslims across the globe come together to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, a day of joy, gratitude, and unity.
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:28:"The Last Chapter of Genocide";s:12:"thePermalink";s:63:"https://www.islamicity.org/104427/the-last-chapter-of-genocide/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Chris Hedges";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/P6UXWK1M0l0/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"audio";s:7:"theIcon";s:38:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6UXWK1M0l0";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"Palestine|/topics/palestine";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 30 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 29, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Chris Hedges|/by/chris-hedges";s:5:"theID";i:104427;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"3 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:103:"This is the last chapter of the genocide. It is the final, blood-soaked push to drive the Palestinia...";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:28:"The Last Chapter of Genocide";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:178:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=american-muslims OR foreign-policy OR gaza OR israel OR neo-conservatives OR palestine OR ummah-community OR united-states-policy-on-israel";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
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