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ISLAMIC ARCHIVESFaith and Politics in the West: When Absence is the Right MoveTom Facchine
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2025
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Faith and Politics in the West: When Absence is the Right Move

Tom Facchine

Depending on which table we are sitting at, our presence could actually hinder influence rather than achieve it. When we show up in spaces not because our voice is valued, but because our image is desired—complete with kufi or hijab—our presence is at best banal tokenization, at worst a prop to launder reputations and whitewash crimes.

Keywords: Muslims in the West, political participation, voting, elections

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Yaqeen Institute

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Facchine, Tom. Faith and Politics in the West: When Absence is the Right Move. Yaqeen Institute. 2025. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/yq-faith-and-politics-in-the-west-when-absence-is-the/