An Islamic school in Bridgeview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, has canceled the scheduled Hizb ut-Tahrir America (HTA) program designed to "support the establishment of a Caliphate" in America. The event, promoted as "The Fall of Capitalism and Rise of Islam" was scheduled for July 19th at the Aqsa School. A "Caliphate" or "Khilafah" refers to a traditional form of Arabic government based on Islam. It denotes a single nation of Muslim believers. Hizb ut-Tahrir means "The Islamic Liberation Party." GlobalSecurity.org sees Hizb ut-Tahrir somewhat different from what you will read below from Counterrorism Blog (CTB). I think GlobalSecurity is saying that the goal of Hizb ut-Tahrir is to bring all Muslims back into an Islamic society. It plans to do this by "changing the society's existing thoughts to Islamic thoughts so that such thoughts become the public opinion among the people, who are then driven to implement and act upon them...Hizb ut-Tahrir believes its faithful will cause secular governments to crumble because loyalties will then lie solely with Islam - not nationalities, politics or ethnic identifications. At that point the group says a supreme Islamic leader, a Caliph like those of past centuries would rule all Muslims with both political and religious authority." So, I would summarize GlobalSecurity.org as seeing Hizb ut-Tahrir as wanting to bring all Muslims back to Muslim thought without a political identity. In other words, their goal is not to convert the world, but to bring Muslims back into a strictly Islamic way of thinking and living. This contrasts (if I'm characterizing GlobalSecurity.org correctly) with Counterrorism Blog who sees HTA attempting to take over the world and see the rise of Islam and the destruction of capitalism. The video you'll see below seems to uphold this theory. You can decide for yourself. If you have thoughts about it, leave a comment. The following is from the Counterrorism Blog (CTB), via and with thanks to El Te de las Cinco: [Note that some paragraph...
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An Islamic school in Bridgeview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, has canceled the scheduled Hizb ut-Tahrir America (HTA) program designed to "support the establishment of a Caliphate" in America. The event, promoted as "The Fall of Capitalism and Rise of Islam" was scheduled for July 19th at the Aqsa School. A "Caliphate" or "Khilafah" refers to a traditional form of Arabic government based on Islam. It denotes a single nation of Muslim believers. Hizb ut-Tahrir means "The Islamic Liberation Party." GlobalSecurity.org sees Hizb ut-Tahrir somewhat different from what you will read below from Counterrorism Blog (CTB). I think GlobalSecurity is saying that the goal of Hizb ut-Tahrir is to bring all Muslims back into an Islamic society. It plans to do this by "changing the society's existing thoughts to Islamic thoughts so that such thoughts become the public opinion among the people, who are then driven to implement and act upon them...Hizb ut-Tahrir believes its faithful will cause secular governments to crumble because loyalties will then lie solely with Islam - not nationalities, politics or ethnic identifications. At that point the group says a supreme Islamic leader, a Caliph like those of past centuries would rule all Muslims with both political and religious authority." So, I would summarize GlobalSecurity.org as seeing Hizb ut-Tahrir as wanting to bring all Muslims back to Muslim thought without a political identity. In other words, their goal is not to convert the world, but to bring Muslims back into a strictly Islamic way of thinking and living. This contrasts (if I'm characterizing GlobalSecurity.org correctly) with Counterrorism Blog who sees HTA attempting to take over the world and see the rise of Islam and the destruction of capitalism. The video you'll see below seems to uphold this theory. You can decide for yourself. If you have thoughts about it, leave a comment. The following is from the Counterrorism Blog (CTB), via and with thanks to El Te de
Action: Hizb ut-Tahrir Ame... from ztruth.typepad.com The 4th of July symbolizes the many freedoms we enjoy in America. It's a day millions of Americans proudly display the American flag at their home to help celebrate what makes our country the best place in the world to live. But, there are organizations in America that do not share this view. For example, the Islamic Society of North America usually picks this weekend for their annual conference rather than stay at home to celebrate this holiday with their neighbors. ISNA was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation Hamas terror-funding trial because of their relationship to or with the Muslim Brotherhood. Board member, Jamal Badawi, is a Muslim Brotherhood leader who approves of martyrdom, if that helps. Another example is Hizb ut-Tahrir. This is an Islamist organization which has emerged fully in the United States since the election of President Barack Obama. Under President Bush, they operated primarily in the shadows and behind closed doors covertly. July 19th is the day HT plans to have their first Khilafah Conference in Oak Lawn, Illinois! It encapsulates the full capacity of the literal interpretation of the Quran. Their slick ominous video titled "Fall of Capitalism and Rise of...