Ramadhan, Unity and Need for the Khilafah Print E-mail
Saturday, 15 September 2007
Alhamdullilah Ta’la the month of Ramadhan, the month of great blessing and reward is upon us.

It is the month that no doubt brings to life the oneness of the Muslim Ummah. Muslims all over the world respond to the call of Allah (SWT) to fast. We perform the fast, break the fast, and pray the tarawih and tahajjud as one Ummah. No other month in the calendar reminds us more of our oneness as an Ummah. Allah (SWT) tells us in the Quran: <Verily, this Ummah of yours is a single Ummah, and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore serve Me (and no other).> (TMQ 21:92). Also <The Believers are but a single brotherhood> (TMQ 49:10).
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The Musharraf-Bhutto pact: Britain and America's desperate attempt to save Pakistan's Dictator Print E-mail
Saturday, 08 September 2007
On 31st August 2007 former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto met with British Foreign Secretary David Milliband for 45-minutes. Before this on 26th July Bhutto met Musharraf in Abu Dhabi. Shortly before this meeting Mr Milliband had visited Islamabad to meet Musharraf. Dawn Newspaper reported that Mr Milliband’s special adviser Mark Layall Grant, during his tenure as his country’s High Commissioner in Pakistan, played the role of a mediator between the president and the former prime minister, and was said to have been present during the Abu Dhabi meeting. During an interview with Channel 4 news in August 2007, when asked about the ongoing negotiations, Bhutto said, "the British Foreign Office has been very helpful" in brokering the deal. Bhutto is soon expected to visit the USA to discuss matters with Zalmay Khalilzad, current US Ambassador to the UN and formerly to Afghanistan and Iraq, and her point of contact in Washington. All this dealing and doubling-dealing betrays a desperate attempt to prop up a failing regime, hated by its people but loved by governments in the west.
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Hizb ut-Tahrir and the Struggle for Khilafah Print E-mail
Thursday, 05 July 2007
 In the House of Commons this week, the former Home Secretary, John Reid, confirmed what for some time has been an open secret – that despite the pressure on the UK government to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir from dictators in the Muslim world, like President Musharraf and President Karimov, there has been no evidence whatsoever to link Hizb ut-Tahrir to terrorism or violence.
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Palestine - A Policy of Divide and Rule! Print E-mail
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
 Palestine is the location of the third most blessed masjid in Islam - Al Aqsa - the location of al-Isra and al-Miraj. It is the location where Salahadeen defeated the crusaders. This week it has witnessed further shame and defilement. By engaging in unjustifiable violence, factions on both sides in Palestine have readily sacrificed the unity of Muslims at the altar of bloody revenge and short term political expediency. They have handed a blank cheque to the Israeli occupiers and their international allies to further engage in their divide and rule strategy across the Muslim world. Within hours of the U.S. puppet Mahmood Abbas announcing his so-called emergency government, the EU, Israel and the US have all rushed to embrace him, capitalising on the disunity amongst Palestinians.
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Pakistan: Only the Khilafah can deliver the Rule of Law Print E-mail
Thursday, 07 June 2007
Only the Khilafah can deliver the Rule of Law

The tragic loss of life in Karachi in May at the hands of the Pakistani government in collaboration with its MQM allies sadly epitomises Pakistan’s condition as it approaches the anniversary of its sixtieth year of ‘independence.' The division of Pakistan in 1971, the deteriorating standoff with the Indian backed regime in Kabul, the abandonment of Kashmir, the imprisonment of Dr A.Q. Khan, the callous slaughter of citizens in Waziristan and now the dismissal of the Chief Justice of Pakistan have all contributed to the current depression Pakistan faces. Alongside this, there is endemic corruption, the failure to distribute wealth to the poorest in society, a politicised military and judiciary and of course a subservient foreign policy that would make an American politician blush. All of this is underpinned by the absence of any kind of a rule of law throughout Pakistan’s military.
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Palestine - Why only a One State Solution will Work Print E-mail
Friday, 01 June 2007
This week is the fortieth anniversary of the 1967 six day war. Renewed focus has arisen on how to solve one of the world’s most intractable problems. The history of the Palestinian conflict is one of tears, sacrifice and controversy. It is clear that despite 59 years having passed, Israelis and Palestinians are as far apart not just on the specifics of any future settlement but on the historical narrative.
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A letter from Jamal Harwood to Ruth Kelly MP Print E-mail
Wednesday, 16 May 2007
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14th May 2007
Dear Mrs Kelly,

In an article in the New Statesman on 9th April 2007 you wrote that it was now "time for a British version of Islam". You announced "an action plan to help tackle the violent extremism in our midst", outlining measures to train Imams to "take on violent extremists' messages", ensure that madrassahs teach citizenship and regulate mosques through a new role for the Charity Commission. Earlier, on the 5th of April 2007, at a speech at the Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre in London, you said that the "Government will be developing a plan for supporting madrassahs everywhere to put citizenship on their agenda." You also announced the funding of a new Faith and Social Cohesion Unit within the Charity Commission which would "work with religious institutions, including mosques and madrassahs, and help them to understand the benefits of registration." In December 2006, Tony Blair threatened that there would be "no excuse for madrassahs not meeting their legal requirements and they will be enforced vigorously." In October 2006, you announced that in the future the "strategy of funding and engagement must shift significantly towards those organisations that are taking a proactive leadership role in tackling extremism and defending our shared values."
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Leaflet: What does Ruth Kelly mean by a 'British Version of Islam'? Print E-mail
Wednesday, 25 April 2007
On the 9 April 2007, the New Statesman magazine carried an article by Secretary of State for Communities Ruth Kelly, titled 'Time for a British version of Islam'. It followed a speech she made the same week on the same subject. She spelled out plans for the Muslim community in Britain. Kelly’s arguments are not new. They have been policy ever since David Blunkett was Home Secretary. In December 2006 Tony Blair made a speech mentioning the very same policies. The policies that they hope will lead to this ‘new’ version of Islam can be summarised in the following ways:
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Playing Politics with Communities: A Response from Dr Nazreen Nawaz Print E-mail
Monday, 11 December 2006
On 3 December 2006, Jenny McCartney wrote a comment for the Daily Telegraph titled 'The hidden truth of the veil: it's all politics' wherin she claimed the niqab is a political statement to achieve the aim of "the persistent agenda of a minority of Islamic fundamentalists to emphasise difference and push the boundaries of secular society".

In response Dr Nazreen Nawaz, womens media representative of Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain, responded with the following letter:


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A Letter from Hizb ut-Tahrir in Uzbekistan Print E-mail
Tuesday, 28 November 2006
Uzbek_msqueNowadays there are around five thousand of our male and female members in prisons of Uzbekistan. The conditions in prisons do not differ from one another. All prisons prohibit prayers (the morning prayer in particular) and the suhur (dawn meal during the month of Ramadan), punish our members by locking them into disciplinary cells and solitary confinement for up to 6 months. Our members are forced to ask for the President's pardon by severe beatings with batons and other types of torture. As a consequence of the torture, five members held in Navoi prison, attempted to commit suicide, but luckily, the attempts were unsuccessful. Several other members held in Zarafshan UYa 64/48 prison were poisoned through their food and hospitalised. One of them - Shukrulloh from Tashkent - died as a result of this at the beginning of September 2006. The use of poisoning has also been seen in Zangiota UYa 64/1 prison some six months ago. However, thanks to Almighty Allah (swt), our members uncovered this and did not touch the poisoned food.
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