Press Releases & Statements
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Saturday, 13 September 2008 |
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Monday, 19 November 2007 |
Hizb ut Tahrir Britain is deeply saddened by the news of the deaths of several thousand Bangladeshis after the worst cyclone to hit the country in its history. The government has declared the aftermath of cyclone Sidr, which hit coastal areas with winds of 150mph, a national disaster. Estimates suggest as many as 2300 have been killed with fears that as many as 10,000 may have died. Thousands have been made homeless and are without the basic necessities of food, clothing and shelter. The Bangladeshi government's response to the emergency has been predictably slow and inadequate.
Hizb ut Tahrir Britain calls upon all Muslim countries to urgently send aid and assistance to the Muslims of Bangladesh and encourages the Muslims of Britain to support our brothers and sisters by giving sadaqah. At the very least ,we must remember our brothers and sisters in Bangladesh in our duas and pray that Allah (swt) gives them sabr and help, for He (swt) is the best of helpers.
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Wednesday, 23 May 2007 |
WorldPublicOpinion.org
Muslims Believe US Seeks to Undermine Islam
April 24, 2007
Majorities Want US Forces Out of Islamic Countries
And Approve of Attacks on US Troops
Large Majorities Agree With Many Goals of Al Qaeda
But Oppose Attacks on Civilians
Most Support Enhancing Role of Islam in Their Society,
Most Support Caliphate
Full Report (PDF)
Questionnaire (PDF)
An in-depth poll of four major Muslim countries has found that in all
of them large majorities believe that undermining Islam is a key goal
of US foreign policy. Most want US military forces out of the Middle
East and many approve of attacks on US troops there.
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Wednesday, 23 May 2007 |
 Muslim Americans: Middle Class and Mostly Mainstream
War on Terror Concerns
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The first-ever, nationwide, random sample survey of Muslim Americans finds them to be largely assimilated, happy with their lives, and moderate with respect to many of the issues that have divided Muslims and Westerners around the world.
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Monday, 29 January 2007 |
Conservatives: Uniting the Country
 The Conservative Party, propelled by 'neo-conservative hawks' like MP Michael Gove have produced a policy review 'Uniting the Country'. It makes interesting read and establishes where the Conservatives are trying to take the argument about integration.
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Sunday, 28 January 2007 |
Policy Exchange
Living Apart Together
 From Policy Exchange: Policy Exchange has released Living Apart Together: British Muslims and the paradox of multiculturalism, a major new survey of the attitudes of Muslims in Britain and the reasons behind the rapid rise in Islamic fundamentalism amongst the younger generation. The research finds that there is a growing religiosity amongst the younger generation of Muslims and that they feel that they have less in common with non-Muslims than do their parents. Significantly, they exhibit a much stronger preference for Islamic schools and sharia law and place a greater stress on asserting their identity publicly, for example, by wearing the hijab.
Read the report here.
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Wednesday, 17 March 2004 |
Rand: Civil Democratic Islam
Partners, Resources, and Strategies
By: Cheryl Benard
 Editor's Summary: Contemporary Islam is struggling within itself over its values, identity, and place in the world, with rivals contending for spiritual and political dominance--as well as with the "outside" world. In Western eyes, the ideal Islamic community would be democratic, economically viable, politically stable, and socially progressive and would follow the rules and norms of international conduct. But as the international community strives to understand all this and, possibly, influence the outcome, the best approaches--or even whom to approach--are not always easy to determine. As an aid to the process, this report compares and contrasts the subgroups within Islam. The author recommends careful deliberation in deciding how to proceed, taking into account the symbolic weight of certain issues, the meaning likely to be assigned to any positions U.S. policymakers might take on these issues, the consequences for other Islamic actors, and the opportunity costs and possible unintended consequences. With all that in mind, the author then makes her own series of recommendations.
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Saturday, 31 May 2003 |
Civitas: The ‘West’, Islam and Islamism
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•Two central concepts from traditional Islam—shari‘a and
jihad (Islamic Holy Law and Islamic Holy War or
struggle)—have been revived and extended by modern
Islamists in ways which are incompatible with the United
Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, espe-
cially with regard to equality before the law and equality
between men and women.
•The shari‘a is derived from the Koran and the hadith;
there is no other kind of Islamic law. Shari‘a law requires
inequalities between Muslims and: (i) Christians/Jews; (ii)
all other non-Muslims; and also between men and women.
Slavery has been endemic in the Muslim world for centu-
ries and still continues in, for example, Sudan today.
•Jihad can be interpreted spiritually as a struggle to lead
a holy life. But it can be extended to mean an obligation—
imposed by Allah on all Muslims—to strive unceasingly to
convert or to subjugate non-Muslims. Jihad in this latter
sense is without limit of time or space and continues until
the whole world accepts Islam or submits to the Islamic
state.
Read the report here.
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