MAGA and Mamdani with Imam Tom Facchine

Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/member... Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim The return of Donald Trump to office raises the question of how far Americans have moved away from the ideas that underpinned its rise to globalism after 1945. What is Make America Great Again, and how important is this moment. I am here in New York with Imam Tom Facchine, one of the most astute commentators of America politics in our community. We look at the MAGA movement and the Mamdani moment. What does his victory mean for our community and how should we judge Zohran’s politics? Imam Tom Facchine is research director at Yaqeen Institute. You can find Yaqeen Institute here: X: https://x.com/yaqeeninstitute IG:   / yaqeeninstitute   Become a member here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/member... Or give your one-off donation here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/donate Listen to the audio version of the podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vXiAjV... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Purchase our Thinking Muslim mug: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/merch Find us on: X: https://x.com/thinking_muslim LinkedIn:   / the-thinking-muslim   Facebook:   / the-thinking-muslim-podcast-105790781361490   Instagram:   / thinkingmuslimpodcast   Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslim BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingmusl... Threads: https://www.threads.com/@thinkingmusl... Find Muhammad Jalal here: X:   / jalalayn   Instagram:   / jalalayns   Sign up to Muhammad Jalal's newsletter: https://jalalayn.substack.com Website Archive: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com Disclaimer: The views expressed in this video are those of the individual speaker(s) and do not represent the views of the host, producers, platform, or any affiliated organisation. This content is provided for lawful, informational, and analytical purposes only, and should not be taken as professional advice. Viewer discretion is advised. Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 02:17 - New York mayoral elections 09:00 - Donate to Baitulmaal 09:45 - Zohran Mamdani 14:51 - Muslim political candidates 19:36 - Negating the Democrats? 22:49 - Muslim political engagement 24:51 - Fiqh & political engagement 31:59 - The Muslim American community 34:25 - MAGA 42:25 - MAGA influencers 46:25 - MAGA & Israel 47:48 - Democrats vs Republicans 55:15 - The US Constitution 59:29 - Mosques in the US