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The Jewelers of the Ummah: A Potential History of the Jewish Muslim World
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The Jewelers of the Ummah, Ariella Aïsha Azoulay (2024, 2026) (EMPIRE LINES x Shed Publishing, House of European History)
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![The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a right-wing populist and neo-nationalist political party in the United States, sitting on the right-wing to far-right of the political spectrum. Founded in 1854, it emerged as the main rival of the Democratic Party in the 1850s, and the two parties have dominated American politics since then.
[one paragraph on history, see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)]
Following the civil rights era, the Republican Party's use of the Southern strategy appealed to many white voters disaffected by Democratic support for civil rights, and de facto flipping the two parties' stances. The 1980 election of Ronald Reagan as president realigned national politics, consolidating a coalition of free market advocates, social conservatives and foreign policy hawks under the Republican banner. Since 2009, a shift toward right-wing populism culminated in the 2016 election of Donald Trump as president, whose leadership style and political agenda—often referred to as Trumpism—reshaped the party's identity and political platform.
The present-day Republican Party is primarily right-wing populist and neo-nationalist with smaller conservative, Christian right, and libertarian factions, all of which have greatly diminished in influence since 2016. Its ideology has since largely shifted towards illiberalism, favoring strong presidential power[38][39] and a statist government to enforce conservative cultural values.[40] This includes broad opposition to abortion, LGBT rights, immigration, and gun control. On economic policy, it supports mercantilism while opposing labor unions. During the 20th and early 21st centuries, it cooperated internationally with conservative parties. Since the 2020s it has aligned with global far-right parties,[41][42][43] and white nationalist beliefs have become influential within the party,[44] including support for remigration.[45][46][47][48]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4zsnqlaayna6btknsoar3ge5/bafkreibqkdfz4jmeqvvi2uh4aq3pnc2wewj2mpn4534k4crs2qjopwbzkm)
