African Americans, Democrat Deceit & Principled Politics with Imam Dawud Walid

I have been struck by the thoughtful and nuanced conversations that are being had across the US about the coming elections. But there remains confusion. One such community that probably has reason to be sceptical of mainstream Muslim organisations and their approach to politics, as relationships, is the all-important African American Muslim community – very often neglected in any conversation.

I have invited today to show someone who I deeply respect for how he thought through these essential topics long before Gaza came along to haunt us. Imam Dawud Walid is the author of Towards Sacred Activism and an Imam in Michigan.

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Timestamps
0:00 – introduction
:25 – African Americans and Harris
5:32 – Divisions between black and immigrant Muslim
9:12 – His position
17:00 – Sacred activism and foreign thought
24:53 – Michigan and Trump
38:13 – The political left
49:32 – Practical activism
56:35 – Political Tarbiyyah
1:06:04 – Western ideology
1:08:10 – Gaza Anxiety

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