A Liberal Muslim Perspective on Gaza and the U.S.
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Mustafa Akyol, senior fellow at the Cato Institute focusing on Islam and modernity, and the author the forthcoming book The Islamic Moses: How the Prophet Inspired Jews and Muslims to Flourish Together and Change the World (St. Martin's Essentials, 2024), argues that perceived indifference to Palestinian suffering in Gaza is alienating the Islamic world and has the potential to tarnish the appeal of liberal democratic values in the United States and the West.