Headlines 05/11/2016

Headlines

• Mass demonstration in Jakarta against Governor of Indonesia's capital city

• Egypt bows to IMF demands and floats currency in hope of securing $12 billion loan after Saudi suspends oil shipment

• British Court Rules that Brexit Requires Parliamentary Approval

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Mass demonstration in Jakarta against Governor of Indonesia's capital city

Muslims in Indonesia are rallying in large numbers against the Christian Governor Basuki, known as Ahok, who assumed office in 2014 after his predecessor, Joko Widodo, became president of Indonesia, and is now competing in an election for the same position.

According to the New York Times: Tens of thousands of Indonesians marched in Jakarta on Friday, demanding that the city’s first Christian governor in decades be jailed for blasphemy.

The robust response of Muslims the world over to even a hint of blasphemy is just one more indication of the deep rooted Islamic Aqeedah that they carry within them. However, it is necessary for Muslims to supplement this true belief with comprehensive knowledge of the Islamic Shar'a and awareness of our political reality. Armed with knowledge and awareness, Muslims would then know that it is not only a Christian governor who should be opposed but also all of our political systems, which are based on Western thought and which must be replaced by Islam.

Egypt bows to IMF demands and floats currency in hope of securing $12 billion loan after Saudi suspends oil shipment

America has succeeded again in using one Muslim country against another for its own purposes.

According to the New York Times: 'Egypt’s central bank on Thursday said it would soon allow the country’s currency to trade freely, part of a broader effort to save a free-falling economy and combat an increasingly prevalent black market for American dollars.' The move will help Egypt secure much-needed funds to shore up its economy.

Egypt is trying to push through major economic changes to secure a $12 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. 'But Egypt’s central bank risks sparking further social unrest, since it decided to devalue the currency by nearly 50 percent ahead of its float, an effort to guide the level at which it should eventually trade. The sharp drop in the value of the Egyptian pound further erodes savings and pushes up the prices of basic goods and services, a destabilizing force among the poor people who make up the bulk of Egypt’s 91 million residents.'

Egypt's immediate difficulties have been provoked by Saudi Arabia which, according to the same article: "... did not send an expected shipment of discounted petroleum products in October, forcing Cairo to use its precious currency reserves to purchase them from elsewhere."

It is our divided ruling class that weakens us. America would not be able to overpower the Ummah if it were led by sincere rulers.

British Court Rules that Brexit Requires Parliamentary Approval

It has been quite obvious that the Brexit vote was a deep shock to the British establishment and that is struggling to find its way out of this predicament.

Now, despite receiving a clear referendum result on exiting Europe, a British High Court ruling requires that the British parliament must be consulted before exiting from Europe.

According to the Washington Post: 'Britain’s plan for getting out of the European Union was thrown into doubt Thursday as a senior court ruled that Prime Minister Theresa May will need to get Parliament’s approval before she acts.'

This is yet another indication of the true reality of democracy in the West. The opinion of the general population is not sufficient for government to act - instead the so-called elected representatives must be consulted. In fact, parliament is a mechanism for the representation of vested interests and an elite establishment, and only rarely gives in to popular will.

It would be a grave mistake to think that this is all because democracy in Britain is not yet perfect. In fact, what we see in Britain and other Western countries is the true reality of democracy. The Western elite know that actual rule by the masses is a practical impossibility. Democracy is simply a cover for rule by the elite. Only by returning to true religion will man find justice and solace.