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Australia: Proposed 'Anti-Terror' Measures

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The Australian government has increased the pressure on the Muslim community with a new raft of draconian 'anti-terror' laws soon to be tabled to parliament. The laws blatantly target and seek to further demonise the Muslim community, with new powers to spy on, detain, charge and prosecute those deemed by the government to be a vague terror threat.

- What are the proposed new laws?
- Why and how do they target Muslims?
- What do they mean for the community?
- What should be the community's response?

24 August 2014 CE

 

 

What The Community Needs To Know | Wassim Doureihi

 

 

Reality & Response | Uthman Badar

 

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Hizb ut Tahrir/ Wilayah Sudan Met with the Federal Truth Party

 Mr. Nasser Ridha - Head of the Central Communications Committee in Hizb ut Tahrir, accompanied by Mr. Abdullah Hussein - Member of the Committee, met with Mr. Fadul El Sayed Shoeib - Chairman of the Federal Truth Party. The meeting was concerned with the subject of the ongoing dialogue in the country. The meeting concluded with the following:

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Pakistan Headlines 26/08/2014

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Traitors in Military and Political Leadership Ready to Accept Indian Regional Dominance

On Monday 18th August, India called off foreign secretary-level bilateral talks with Pakistan following criticism of Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit's meeting with Kashmiri leaders, exposing the agenda of all future talks between India and Pakistan, without mention of the Indian occupation of Kashmir.

India under Modi's government is continuously accusing Pakistan of interference in its internal matter and raising it on all forums, however the rulers of Pakistan in subservience to their master, the US, are incapable of delivering an equivalent response, rather they adopt a weak stance. The weak stance of the Raheel-Nawaz regime against India was visible during his meeting with Modi for an hour and a half during which Modi told him that: "Pakistan must prevent militants from using its soil to attack India and punish the perpetrators of the attack on Mumbai in 2008". (Reuters, 27/05/2014) Nawaz Sharif weakly told reporters that he "held a warm and cordial bilateral meeting with Modi" and ended visit without meeting Kashmiri leaders or giving any statement regarding the occupation of Kashmir.

Also, the Indian Army Chief, on his first day in office, remarked on the beheading incident of an Indian soldier on the Line of Control between India and Pakistan, "I can tell you that our response to any such act will be more than adequate in future. It will be intense and immediate." Despite such a provocative statement, Pakistan returned the soldiers to the Indian border security guard caught in the border area with Pakistan, whilst India sensing the weakness in stance of the Pakistani leadership, returned the beheaded body of a Pakistani villager the next day.

This subservience of US by its agents in the Pakistani military and political leadership is more than evident. In an article in the Dawn Newspaper dated 19th October 2011, Maj-Gen Nadeem commented that India's cold start doctrine had added to the threats confronting Pakistan. He said seven out of nine Indian commands and three strike corps were along the border with Pakistan. Eighty-one per cent of forward and main operating bases were positioned against Pakistan. He complained that, "We cannot base our strategies on any good intentions, no matter how noble they may be, as intentions can change overnight... Our strategy has to be based on India's capability." Yet, on the other hand only weeks after General Nadeem's statement, traitors in the military leadership removed India as its number one threat.  The hypocrisy of these traitors rulers is reflected in the Quran,

وَإِذَا لَقُوا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قَالُوا آمَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْا إِلَى شَيَاطِينِهِمْ قَالُوا إِنَّا مَعَكُمْ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُسْتَهْزِئُونَ *اللَّهُ يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِهِمْ وَيَمُدُّهُمْ فِي طُغْيَانِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ * أُوْلَئِكَ الَّذِينَ اشْتَرَوْا الضَّلاَلَةَ بِالْهُدَى فَمَا رَبِحَتْ تِجَارَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا مُهْتَدِينَ

"And when they meet those who believe, they say, "We believe"; but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say, "Indeed, we are with you; we were only mockers." [But] Allah mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression [while] they wander blindly. Those are the ones who have purchased error [in exchange] for guidance, so their transaction has brought no profit, nor were they guided." [Al-Baqarah: 14-16]

This treachery is because the regime's master, America, is exploiting Pakistan to win over India to its sphere of influence, with the promises of: the permanent burial of the Kashmir issue, enhancing India's presence in Afghanistan, strengthening India's economy by gaining access to Pakistan's huge market and the reduction of Pakistan's military capabilities, including nuclear weapons. And the traitors in Pakistan's military and political leadership are more than ready, as always, to work according to this American plan. They do not care about weakening Pakistan in front of India. Only Pakistan under the shade of Khilafah "Caliphate" can bring back the right of ruling in the Indian Subcontinent back to Islam and Muslims, as Muslims have ruled India for more than 1000 years in the past. Allah (swt) said,

((وَلَنْ يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ لِلْكَافِرِينَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ سَبِيلًا))

"And never will Allah give the disbelievers over the believers a way [to overcome them]." [An-Nisa: 41].

 

Armed Forces' Role is to Abolish Democracy and Establish Khilafah "Caliphate", not Exercise Restraint to Perpetuate the Kufr System

As the protesters marched on to the Constitution Avenue on Tuesday 19 August, the army urged both the government and the protesting political parties to exercise restraint and find a way out of the crisis through dialogue. "Situation requires patience, wisdom and sagacity from all stakeholders to resolve prevailing impasse through meaningful dialogue in larger national and public interest," military spokesman Maj Gen Asim Bajwa said in a late night statement. The army chief, General Raheel, asked the prime minister during their meeting in the day to show "flexibility" on the demands made by PTI and PAT and avoid using force against the protesters.

In nearly seventy years since Pakistan's establishment, the role of the armed forces regarding the ruling system in Pakistan is to permit Democracy or Dictatorship. It is an open secret that the armed forces are the source of change in the country and this is not a surprise for Muslims who are aware of their Deen either. It is known from the methodology of RasulAllah (saw) that he (saw) secured the material support from the men of arms in his time, the noble Ansaar (ra) of Madinah. Before that in his search for seeking Nussrah, RasulAllah (saw) ascertained the strength and capability of each armed force that he approached, before accepting the Nussrah. Today, Pakistan's armed forces are more than capablet to ensure that Pakistan becomes the starting point for the Khilafah "Caliphate", en route to the grand unification of the vast Muslim Lands as a single powerful state. It is upon the armed forces to ensure that their capability is used on the side of Islam, rather than being exploited by the West to perpetuate the rule of Kufr in Pakistan.

 

America Directs Pakistan through Agents in the Military and Political Leadership

The State Department in a daily briefing in Washington on 21 August denied interference in Pakistan's affairs. State Department's deputy spokesperson Marie Harf said, "We are in no way involved in the process or the discussion between the parties. Any suggestion to the contrary is completely false." However, in the same conference she conceded that US Ambassador to Pakistan Olson "meets quite frequently with a range of officials, and I believe that's where the contact has occurred". Indeed, the US Ambassador, Senators, Congressmen, intelligence and military officials have regular contact with the political and military leadership in Pakistan. This is how they groom and guide agents to secure their interests, including a permanent presence in Afghanistan, after a partial withdrawal.

America is an open enemy, whose occupation of our region has been crippled by its own cowardly troops, collapsing economy and separation from its victims by vast oceans. America could not have any way over the believers, were it not for such contact with its puppets. It is through such contact it is able to launch invasions, secure its occupation and then seeks legitimacy for its permanent stay within the region, through negotiations. It is through such contact that the Muslims have suffered with the loss of tens of thousands of their civilians, armed forces as well as billions of dollars of losses to their economy. This is on top of what American Raymond Davis mercenaries perpetrate of target killings and bombings, as well as what the American tool, the IMF, has done to destroy our economy.

To end this puppet show, Pakistan's armed must uproot the puppets and grant the Nussrah for the Khilafah "Caliphate". Protesting to these shameless puppets about meeting their puppet masters is like shouting at the wooden puppet that neither hears nor feels. Rather than protesting, each and every one of us must demand from our relatives and friends in our armed forces that they work with Hizb ut Tahrir for the return of the Khilafah "Caliphate" to this region. It is only the Khilafah "Caliphate" that will close the embassies, consulates and bases of the Americans and colonialists. It will expel all the crusader officials and bring to trial any ruler who maintains contact with the enemy.

((يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ تُلْقُونَ إِلَيْهِمْ بِالْمَوَدَّةِ وَقَدْ كَفَرُوا بِمَا جَاءَكُمْ مِنْ الْحَقِّ))

"O you who believe! Choose not My enemies who are your enemies as friends showing them affection even when they disbelieve in that truth that has come to you" [Surah Mumtahina 60:1]

 

The Fundamental Question Is Not Who Will Rule, but by What Will They Rule?

On Sunday 24 August, rumors circulated the cities that the Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif is resigning, followed by a denial by Shahbaz Sharif, the PM's brother and Chief Minister of Punjab. Some parties aligned with the government, some with the opposition and yet others warned of a third force, the armed forces, intervening. There are calls for re-elections, electoral reforms and resignations from the assemblies. However, the current political drama has tired the people, bored them and left them behind. They can see that whatever musical chairs occurs, their affairs will be grossly neglected. The current crisis has not been able to generate genuine interest and participation amongst the masses because none of the parties are bringing anything that will change the status quo. Despite their disagreements they are all backing current man-made laws, Democracy and a constitution for democracy.

The Khilafah "Caliphate" will naturally encourage participation from the Muslims of Pakistan, because it implements a system and constitution which is according to their dearest possession, Islam. As for the assemblies, the elected members of the Council of the Ummah provide a vital means of ensuring that Sovereignty is for Allah (swt) alone. It is consulted by the Khalifah on various issues including the appointment of Governors and assistants. As mentioned in Hizb ut Tahrir's Introduction to the Constitution of the Islamic State, Article 105, "The individuals who represent the Muslims' views to the Khalifah are the Ummah Council, and the individuals who represent the people in the provinces are the Provincial Councils. It is permitted for non-Muslims to be members in the Shura council for the sake of raising any complaints against any oppression by the rulers or misapplication of the laws of Islam." And as for the political parties, they are based on Islam and are a valuable another of source of guidance for the people and accountability for the Khalifah. In the Introduction to the Constitution of the Islamic State, Article 21, it is stated "The Muslims have the right to establish political parties in order to account the rulers or to reach the rule through the Ummah on the condition that their basis is the Islamic ‘Aqeedah and that the rules they adopt are Shari'ah rules. The formation of a party does not require any permission. Any group formed on an un-Islamic basis is prohibited."

 

 

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Reply to Yassin Alfurqani the Official Spokesman of CMO Foundation On the Issue of the Dismissal of a Muslim Woman from Work for Refusing to Shake Hands with Men

The Cosmicus Montessori College in the Dutch city of Amsterdam, have expelled a Muslim woman, because she refused to shake hands with men, and subsequently an interview was conducted with one of the imams of a mosque called Yassin Alfurqani to get an explanation regarding the sister's action of refusal to shake hands with men and to show the Islamic view on the matter.

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News and Comment Experts Scramble to Identify James Foley's Killer, Masked Man likely British

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By the Associated Press: LONDON. Experts say police and security services are using voice-recognition software and other technology, as well as human tips, as they scramble to identify the militant recorded on a video showing the killing of American journalist James Foley.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said the masked jihadi is likely British. Linguists say his accent suggests he is from the London area.

The Guardian Newspaper quoted an unnamed former captive who was held in Raqqa, Syria, as saying he appeared to be one of several British militants - nicknamed "The Beatles" by hostages - charged with guarding Islamic State prisoners.

John O'Regan, a linguist at London's Institute of Education, said Thursday that analysts would likely make a voice print of the speaker and compare it to recordings of known suspects.

Comment

I can't recall any video message that caused so much uproar in the media and by the politicians in the West as this video did while in reality this video is not unique in the sense that many videos with more or less the same content and message circulated the internet prior to this. What is the reason behind the acknowledgement of western countries to elevate this video message of a group to international levels?

In order to find the answer, maybe we have to look in to the kind of discussions these Western states and their intelligent services are holding about the video.

Even though the men in the video is the one who killed the journalist James Foley after he gave a warning message to the US.  It is clear that he is just an executer of a decree which was given to him. To draw a simple analogy; he cannot even be compared to the pilot who dropped the nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and killed thousand instead of just one person. Even then it was not the pilot who was the focus of discussion but the ones who were behind the decision to the drop the bomb. However the discussion about the video evolved around the executer himself; a dark skinned Muslim man with a British accent most likely from UK. So the British and American intelligent services put the attention to the identification of this mysterious masked man in the video.

So called voice-recognition technologies have put in to work to match the killer's voice to a pre-existing recording, such as an online video or intercepted phone call (So-called "voiceprinting") etc... So the question that arises is why are these services so eager to identify him? Knowing very well that he probably never will return to UK (if he is from UK) and if they were to find out his true identity then what can they do? Are they able to enforce any sentence on him? I don't think the reasons are lying in the answers about his identity or his person. The answers are given by Richard Barrett, a former head of counterterrorism for Britain's MI6 Intelligence Agency; when he said that the militant would likely be recognized by "the intelligence community ... but also the community from which this man comes." As a result, British Muslim leaders have condemned Foley's slaying and urged anyone who knows the killer to speak to the authorities.

Western governments are again making misuse of the situation in order to intimidate the Muslim community by pressuring them to take a stance in line with their vision with regards to Islam and the Muslims. This vision can be summarized with the words of Obama when he said, "They abduct women and children, subject them to torture and rape and slavery. They've murdered Muslims - Sunni and Shia - by the thousands. They target Christians and religious minorities, driving them from their homes and murdering them when they can."

The West is using these incidents to distort the image of the coming of the great Khilafah "Caliphate" state. The Muslims living in the West should be aware this crucial fact, and perceive this as an extension of the so called `war on terror` (read ´a war against Islam´). And even though the Muslims feel that their Islam has been hijacked by people who do not represent their believes and convictions they should never ever express this feeling by standing together with the Kuffar or their government agents. They should always stand for Islam and speak out and clarify in depth the true concept of an Islamic State to the Muslims and non-Muslims as well, but also they should challenge the evil plans and plots of the western governments who are the biggest source of problem the Muslims are facing today.


Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Okay Pala
Media Representative of Hizb ut Tahrir in the Netherlands

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News and Comment USA Tobacco Firm's Abuse of Indonesian Children

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On Monday, August 18, 2014 a photo essay was published by Michelle Siu in Time Magazine documenting the rising problem of children smoking in Indonesia. Further investigation uncovers disturbing film footage online showing babies of two addicted to two packets of cigarettes a day. Sui states;

"Indonesia's economy is dependent upon the tobacco industry, which has proven to be extremely profitable. Many Indonesians make their livelihood through tobacco farming, and are surrounded by cigarettes from an early age. Smoking regulations in Indonesia are few and far between, and it is not uncommon to see children smoking cigarettes on public buses on their way to and from school."

Comment

The merciless and immoral nature of Capitalist globalization and how its vampire tactics exploit and bleed the resources of our Ummah dry is of no surprise to us. However the fact that the Muslim leaders, like those in Indonesia, sign permission contracts to Mafia corporations to abuse us and even make great profits from our loss is the matter that cannot be reconciled by any means.

"It's hard for the government to really want to regulate the industry," says Siu. "It's something that they make a lot of money off."

In Indonesia, tobacco advertising is rampant. One of the most recent and particularly offensive advertising billboards has been displayed in the ‎Bahasa region and it features two young men at the door of a moving bus holding on to a friend who is getting left behind. The slogan is, "Dying is better than leaving a friend. Sampoerna (The name of a cigarette brand) is a cool friend."

Astagfirullah! The government is in clear collusion with Western Corporations in the moral and physical destruction of our youth! Muslims can never promote the love and attachment of the material world and its pleasures over the love of the Prophet (saw) and being a slave of Allah (swt).

The Indonesian government's blatant disregard for the productive future of a strong Islamic youth is in great danger with this smoking epidemic. It is at odds with the Islamic viewpoint on the vision for the youth as champions of truth and good manners as well as being defenders of Quran and Sunnah and future defenders of the foreign policy of the State. The Khilafah "Caliphate" of the past nurtured the great potential of the youth by investing in world class education systems that produced role models like Imam Shafii who was an Islamic scholar at the age of 10. A future Khilafah "Caliphate" would not accept the sacrifice of our innocent babies to the greedy profits of business. A future Khalif would fear Allah (swt) and understand carefully the responsibility to look after the affairs of the Ummah, never allowing foreign powers to have control over the minds of our most precious and impressionable citizens. It is only with the return of the Khilafah "Caliphate" that our youth will be shielded from the dangers of time wasting and addictive habits that weaken you in every aspect of your life. Inshallah soon the world will see the replacement of the degenerate leaders who make sujjud to the dollar and insult Quran and Sunnah. With the return of the System of Allah, the Ummah of Mohammad (saw) will be once again be immersed within a society which promotes and exalts the Islamic virtues for our youth of piety, sharpness in thinking and good character under just rulers following Allah (swt) Words.

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ سَبْعَةٌ يُظِلُّهُمْ اللَّهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ الْإِمَامُ الْعَادِلُ وَشَابٌّ نَشَأَ بِعِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ وَرَجُلٌ قَلْبُهُ مُعَلَّقٌ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ وَرَجُلَانِ تَحَابَّا فِي اللَّهِ اجْتَمَعَا عَلَيْهِ وَتَفَرَّقَا عَلَيْهِ وَرَجُلٌ دَعَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ ذَاتُ مَنْصِبٍ وَجَمَالٍ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ اللَّهَ وَرَجُلٌ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَأَخْفَاهَا حَتَّى لَا تَعْلَمَ يَمِينُهُ مَا تُنْفِقُ شِمَالُهُ وَرَجُلٌ ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ خَالِيًا فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ

Abu Huraira narrated that the Prophet (saw) said, "There are seven persons whom Allah will shade on a Day when there is no shade but His. They are a just ruler, a young person who grew up in the worship of Allah, a person whose heart is attached to the mosques, two persons who love each other who meet and depart from each other for the sake of Allah, a man whom a beautiful woman of high status seduces but he rejects her by saying I fear Allah, a person who spends in charity and conceals it such that his right hand does not know what his left hand has given, and a person who remembered Allah in private and he wept."

 

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Imrana Mohammed
Member of the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir

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