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Crumbling Colossus: Gaza and the Unraveling of U.S. Empire

Tom Facchine /by/tom-facchine by 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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