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With the arrest of the Brig. Gen. Ali
Khan for his alleged links to the "Party
of Liberation", Hizb ut-Tahrir has once
again made headlines. Founded in
Jordan in 1952 by Taqiuddin al-
Nabhani, party's origins lie in the heart of Arab anti-colonialism movement.
Instead of Arab unity, however, it now
calls for Muslim unity and has
expanded its operational capabilities
to more than 40 countries worldwide.
Pakistan, and in particular Pakistani army, has been a special focus of Hizb
ut-Tahrir's activities since the
mid-1990s. According to Abdul
Qadeem Zallum, a former leader of the
organization, Hizb ut-Tahrir's focus on
Pakistan stems from its possession of nuclear weapons. Hence, it is not
surprising that the Pakistani
government pursues a "zero tolerance
policy" toward Hizb ut-Tahrir. What is
surprising though is the British
government's "sanguine view" on the organization. The Government has
repeatedly claimed that it has "yet to
see convincing evidence that Hizb ut-
Tahrir as an organization advocates
violence or terrorism", and so it is not
banned in the UK.. On 9th July, Hizb ut-Tahrir held its
annual conference in London where
its followers gathered to hear the
senior leadership repeat the party's
message that, whether the issue is the
world economic crisis or the Arab Spring, "the only solution to problems
of Muslims is the creation of an Islamist
state". As it was expected, speakers
refrained from using inflammatory
language. Nevertheless, they
promoted their 'Western strategy' with vigour which, briefly stated,
encourages Muslims to live amidst, but
apart from, Western populations in
their own communities.
Obviously there are certain benefits in
allowing the party to conduct its activities in the UK. At a minimum, it
enables the government to penetrate
its ranks with more ease, especially as
the organization's recruitment efforts
are heavily focused on young, Muslim
university students. However, advertising Islam as the remedy of all
socio-economic ills at a time of
economic hardship might have some
unforeseen domestic consequences
further weakening social cohesion in
cities with a large Muslim population. As such, set out below is a summary of
the party's view on state and society
as explained in its manifesto The
Ummah's Charter. The key objective is
to enable and hopefully encourage
readers to develop a better understanding of a party that not only
has a solidified presence in Britain's
Muslim communities, but is also certain
to continue to make headlines in the
coming years.
Khan for his alleged links to the "Party
of Liberation", Hizb ut-Tahrir has once
again made headlines. Founded in
Jordan in 1952 by Taqiuddin al-
Nabhani, party's origins lie in the heart of Arab anti-colonialism movement.
Instead of Arab unity, however, it now
calls for Muslim unity and has
expanded its operational capabilities
to more than 40 countries worldwide.
Pakistan, and in particular Pakistani army, has been a special focus of Hizb
ut-Tahrir's activities since the
mid-1990s. According to Abdul
Qadeem Zallum, a former leader of the
organization, Hizb ut-Tahrir's focus on
Pakistan stems from its possession of nuclear weapons. Hence, it is not
surprising that the Pakistani
government pursues a "zero tolerance
policy" toward Hizb ut-Tahrir. What is
surprising though is the British
government's "sanguine view" on the organization. The Government has
repeatedly claimed that it has "yet to
see convincing evidence that Hizb ut-
Tahrir as an organization advocates
violence or terrorism", and so it is not
banned in the UK.. On 9th July, Hizb ut-Tahrir held its
annual conference in London where
its followers gathered to hear the
senior leadership repeat the party's
message that, whether the issue is the
world economic crisis or the Arab Spring, "the only solution to problems
of Muslims is the creation of an Islamist
state". As it was expected, speakers
refrained from using inflammatory
language. Nevertheless, they
promoted their 'Western strategy' with vigour which, briefly stated,
encourages Muslims to live amidst, but
apart from, Western populations in
their own communities.
Obviously there are certain benefits in
allowing the party to conduct its activities in the UK. At a minimum, it
enables the government to penetrate
its ranks with more ease, especially as
the organization's recruitment efforts
are heavily focused on young, Muslim
university students. However, advertising Islam as the remedy of all
socio-economic ills at a time of
economic hardship might have some
unforeseen domestic consequences
further weakening social cohesion in
cities with a large Muslim population. As such, set out below is a summary of
the party's view on state and society
as explained in its manifesto The
Ummah's Charter. The key objective is
to enable and hopefully encourage
readers to develop a better understanding of a party that not only
has a solidified presence in Britain's
Muslim communities, but is also certain
to continue to make headlines in the
coming years.
