"The Empire Beneath the Sand: How Arab Oil Crowned America—and Buried Palestine" is a powerful exposé that uncovers the hidden alliances, economic systems, and political decisions that reshaped the modern Middle East—and sacrificed Palestine in the process.

In this groundbreaking work, author Taohid Al Mahmud takes readers on a journey through the shadowy corridors of global power. With a personal lens and deep moral urgency, he asks a question many Muslims around the world are silently wondering: Why are the most powerful Arab nations silent in the face of Palestinian suffering?

The answer lies not just in politics or diplomacy, but in petrodollars, military bases, and unspoken deals—agreements that have helped turn the United States into a global superpower while turning Arab leaders into willing partners. This book reveals how Arab oil wealth was used not to liberate the region, but to empower an empire—placing a symbolic crown on the American president's head, while millions of Palestinians were left stateless, voiceless, and oppressed.

From the fall of the Bretton Woods system and the rise of the petrodollar in the 1970s to the modern-day silence surrounding Israeli aggression, Al Mahmud traces the deep-rooted economic and military entanglements between the U.S. and Gulf states like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait. He sheds light on:

• The U.S. military presence in the Arabian Peninsula and its use as a staging ground to threaten regional rivals.


• How Gulf nations maintain wealth and regime security by aligning with American interests.


• The role of normalized relations with Israel, such as the Abraham Accords, in undermining the Palestinian cause.


• And most importantly, how Arab oil crowned America—and buried Palestine.