Trump and Western Hegemony: Power Controlling Knowledge of Muslims

By, Md Maruf Hasan

The Times of Israel (17^th June 2025) reported :

“Iran should have signed the ‘deal’ I told them to sign. What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social media platform, without elaborating on the reason that Iran’s capital city of 10 million people needed to be evacuated.

We had a misconception among academics and general publicthat knowledge is power, but Michel Foucault, French historian and philosopher, in 20^th century changed the view by saying knowledge is controlled by power. Those who are familiar with English culture and language, you can understand that when anEnglish man writes with capital letters e.g. , “ IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON”, it means the English man is angry. Now if you read the social media post of Donald Trump, you can clearly understand that Trump is using his power to control Iranian knowledge of making nuclear weapons. Israel killed a nuclear scientist at the beginning of this recent War. No doubt that nuclear weapon is ultimately bad for whole of humanity. 

The point I want to make here is that Muhammad (peace be upon him) gave birth of New Civilization by freeing humans from Human slavery and to be slaves of Allah exclusively. When the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised a group of his companions to migrate to Abyssinia, they departed in a land ruled by a just king, the Negus. They expressed their core message of Islam that they only prostrate to Allah, who created them. 

Ibrahim Traoré, a young Muslim army captain in Burkina Faso, became the country’s leader in the African continent. He is kind of a role model in that region for the young generation. Imagine in your family, you have 6 siblings along with your parents. A man came to visit in your house and started to control your family members what to do or what not to do by not understanding none of your family members. Now who understands best to your family members . Is it you or that guest? Ibrahim Traoré exactly make this similar point during his public lecture. The country was colonized by French government earlier. Muslims must need to redefine who they are based on the Quranic Message to give birth for another Islamic civilization.

Our knowledge is being systematically controlled by invisible power. We became independent from colonial power in the 20^thcentury, yet we are being suppressed and controlled by Western hegemony till today. What Trump or America wants from Iran at the first place? No nuclear weapons and No Khomeni regime , rather a liberal and democratic government. What about Egypt during Murshi regime?  He got elected following democratic order, yet he was systematically eliminated. The truth is you just need to worship these Western leaders how they wish. It is not about democracy or liberalism or army ruling, it is about the interest of them by which they can control over your family. Muhammad (peace be upon him) urged to leave humans free from this type of nonsensical hegemony. Each war of Islam initiated to liberate Humans from Human slavery and worship and obey no other than the Lord of heaven and the earth.

Source : https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-urges-everyone-to-flee-tehran-sparking-speculation-of-widening-conflict/***