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Neither quietism nor domination

February 10, 2026 · 1 min read

Rethinking Muslim political agency beyond the categories imposed upon it.

Muslim political agency is too often forced into a false choice: withdrawal from the world on one side, and the pursuit of raw power on the other. This essay argues for a third path.

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Beyond the binary

Between quietism and domination lies a tradition of principled engagement: one that refuses injustice without mistaking control for justice.