News During the tree planting activity in the Yukarıtütek village near Diyadin district of Ağrı that was to be held today; the PKK forces opened fire on the soldiers present for ensuring security. During the first firing four soldiers were wounded and five PKK militants were killed. (All news agencies 11/04/2015) Comment The reflections of this attack on 11th of April are heatedly continuing until the moment. President Erdogan as…

News A young woman has been hailed as a legend for standing up to defend a Muslim woman who was harassed on a Sydney train, reveals The Sydney Morning Herald (17/4/15). Ms Eden uploaded a personal video to her Facebook page that captured the confronting incident on Wednesday 16/4/15 which subsequently went viral. She said she wasn't sure what response she'd get from others on the train carriage but she…

Why Doesn't Hizb ut Tahrir Build Institutions or Engage in Jihad? Many Muslim ideologues and activists have criticized Hizb ut Tahrir for its adopting of a politico-intellectual methodology of change in contradistinction to movements which have adopted a more institutional approach and/or insurrectionist armed methods. What they fail to understand is: (1) the nature of the Prophet method (2) the nature of tughyan i.e. [political] tyranny and (3) the power-mechanisms…

As the horrific death toll of civilians mount in Yemen, Saudi Arabia unmoved carries on bombing raids with no end in sight. Yet all indications are that the aerial bombardment of Houthi positions is a dismal failure and calls into question Saudi's plan for Yemen. Houthi forces have advanced into Yemen's second largest city Aden, and are making gains elsewhere. Iran the backer of Houthis and buoyed by the recent…