"Tahrir" Magazine in Bengali language November / December 2012
In Kazan, 16 January 2013, the police closed Al-Ikhlas Masjid. Since 7 a.m. considerable forces from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were drawn up to the mosque. There were about 10 buses and other special machinery by the mosque. Also there stood a loader and some dump trucks. About 100 police officers surrounded a mosque nearby area. 10 Muslims were arrested for allegedly disobeying the police.
Earlier this month, on 11 January 2013, French President Francois Hollande announced French military intervention in Mali, in the form of airstrikes and troops on the ground. These troops will remain "as long as necessary" in order to achieve "security in Mali, a legitimate authority, an electoral process, and no more terrorists threatening the integrity of the country," as subsequently stated by Hollande.
The head of Hizb ut Tahrir 's Central Contact Committee in Pakistan, Saad Jegranvi addressed a public gathering in Lahore. It was his first major public address after his release from jail. In his speech, Saad Jegranvi said that Pakistan's bright future can only be secured with the establishment of Khilafah "Caliphate" in Pakistan. He said the economic misery of Pakistan
On Tuesday 15th January 2013, Reuters reported that a fire broke out in a tent for Syrian refugees in South Eastern Turkey killing a pregnant woman and three of her children. According to Turkish officials, the fire at the Telhamut refugee camp in Turkey's Sanliurfa province was caused by an electric heater in the family's tent. In December, four children died in a fire in the same camp...
The International Rescue Committee revealed on Monday, 14th January 2013, that rape is being used as a tool of war in Syria which is the main reason Syrian families are fleeing to neighbouring countries. It described this heinous crime as a 'significant and disturbing feature of the Syrian civil war.'
Event:
The highly publicized long march for democracy, that paralyzed Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, from 14 January 2013, was the basis for a discussion about the future for Pakistan. With the five years of the previous government over in March 2013, political parties that are seeking to participate within elections became active in making statements supporting the existing system, as did the rulers who endorsed that democracy must prevail at all costs. However, the Ummah revealed its growing rejection of democracy, because of its support for Islam.
Comment:
Federal and provincial governments in Pakistan, that came into existence because of the American- backed National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) which "cleansed" criminal politicians, are very near to completion of their five year term. In March 2013, these assembles will be dissolved and as per constitutional requirements, elections will be held within ninety days after the dissolution of assemblies. This time political parties have started their election campaigns, even before the dissolution of the assemblies, as nobody has any "achievement" to show their voters, even though almost every political party was in power, whether in the federal or provincial government. For the last five years, people have been facing crippling inflation, unemployment, declined law and order situation, severe electricity and gas shortages, long queues on CNG stations, drone attacks, target killings and exemplary bad governance. All these matters have made people severe critics of democracy and people are now saying that no doubt "democracy is the best revenge" against the people themselves.
Even that small and fading faction that advocates democracy is struggling. Some misguided elements in the Pakistani media are unable to defend democracy and various anchor persons openly admit there incapability to defend it. Similarly some naïve intellectuals concede the fact that even if a credible election process takes place, even then the same corrupt, incapable and traitors will came to power again. It means every one has reached the conclusion that even the continuity of democracy can not bring forward capable and righteous rulers. It does not mean that people want military dictatorship again, because they have not forgotten the Musharaf era. So now people reject both democracy and dictatorship and in a general sense call Islam, though a large and growing number are specifically supporting the Khilafah "Caliphate".
Sensing this situation, the masters of Kayani, America launched Imran Khan almost a year ago. He called for severe accountability of corrupt politicians and raised the slogan of real democracy. Initially, he got some attention but soon he showed his true colors, when he accepted the same old corrupt politicians in his party and adopted a deliberately vague, ambiguous stance over Pakistan's relations with America. At the same time in order to reestablish peoples trust on the democratic system, a new voter list was produced and a retired judge, who has credibility amongst civil society was appointed as chief election commissioner, but even these steps could not revive the people's trust upon democracy. Now America is so desperate that under government supervision, the biggest media house of Pakistan, GEO, has started a campaign in defense of democracy, complete with computer animations, telling people that it is not the failure of democracy, rather it is the failure of ruling party. So much for the long march for democracy!
In a country in which people are only moved for Islam, this situation has really helped to spread the call of Khilafah "Caliphate". People now know that their days of misery and slavery to America can only be ended if Islam is implemented. The word "Khilafah "Caliphate"" is so popular now that even secular parties are calling for a system like Khilafah "Caliphate" in the public gatherings, because they see people no longer tolerate democratic system in its current form. It is the effect of the popularity of the call of Khilafah "Caliphate" that for last one year government agencies become very active against Dawah carriers. They abducted Naveed Butt, spokesman of hizb ut tahrir in Pakistan, who remains missing, and several other members through out the country. They raided houses and offices of Shabab, registered fake cases and booked them under the Army Act and they even open fire on one of Naveed Butt's maternal nephew. Let them die in their anger for their efforts will come to less than naught. No doubt the current situation is ripe for the spread of hizb ut tahrir's call and for the establishment of Khilafah "Caliphate". Now people are discussing the systems of Islam. The discussions amongst the aware are about the policies and laws that are prepared by hizb ut tahrir for implementation. This is the time where we should sacrifice our time, wealth and even our lives. This is the time to severely account the agent rulers and spread the call of Khilafah "Caliphate" to each and every corner of the society. No doubt victory from Allah (swt) is very near.
Shahzad Shaikh
Deputy to the Official Spokesman of hizb ut tahrir in Pakistan
Question:
Where does the global economic crisis currently stand, which began in the USA and engulfed Europe and then the world?
Answer:
To shed light on this subject, we will mention the following:
1. The collapse of the real estate market in the US spread across the world resulting in the collapse of many banks, which lead to unprecedented government intervention to halt global economic collapse. The result however, was what is now called the Great Recession, the worst since the Great Depression in 1929. The global financial crisis brought to light the fact that the boom of the preceding decade was in reality driven by debt; and after five years the world's largest economies continue in their failure to resolve this.
2. United action was attempted by the world's largest economies in order to coordinate a resolution to the crisis. This was argued on the basis that the global economy is interlinked due to the effects of globalisation. Thus, a collective and global approach would be in the world's best interests. This unified approach did not last long as economic nationalism - where each country fights for its own survival spread, where each nation expected other nations to fund a global reserve. Various meetings and conferences of the G20 agreed different types of bailout funds to help grieved economies, how this was to be funded led to most of the bailouts to never move forward from the paper they were written on. This was due to the concept of economic nationalism of the super-powers. "The Economist" highlighted in 2010, "But the re-emergence of a spectre from the darkest period of modern history requires a different response, even serious. Economic nationalism that strives to save jobs and capital at home turned the economic crisis into a political one and threatened the world with depression. If it is not buried again forthwith, the consequences will be dire."
3. Stark exchanges between the Germans and the Americans have taken place on the best route for the future of the global economy. Angela Merkel, along with the majority of the other countries suggested that the unsustainable growth model of the US, fuelled by the cheap credit and debit/loans, from the governments' perspective using funds as stimulus for growth is obsolete. The European approach has manifested in the need to control the national deficit through austerity measures. Austerity measures are typically taken if there is a threat that a government cannot honour its debt liabilities. This is a very specific objective and different to economic growth. With the threat to the credit ratings of most of the world's largest economies, many have resorted to austerity i.e. reducing the government deficit to please the financial markets. The problem with the austerity approach is that such a policy is not actually geared towards growth, which would create jobs and income for society, and accordingly lead to overall economic growth, but towards cutting the government debt.
4. The US approach of seeking to stimulate the growth has fared no better. This is because stimulus requires increasing government spending using funds borrowed primarily from abroad in the case of the US from countries such as China, or funds simply created by central banks literally by entering digits into a computer. Any stimulus was always a high-octane boost and a temporary measure. They are designed to kick-start stalled economies, not to fuel sustained economic growth. The growth that has been achieved is really the inflated results of stimulus measures achieving their intended effect to be temporary. Hence stimulus just props up government and service industry jobs which die off when the stimulus ends, leaving an economy in much the state it was when the stimulus started.
5. Western governments also resorted to Quantitative Easing (QE), a new development which was an electronic method of printing money. This unconventional policy was used by central banks (governments) to stimulate the national economy when conventional policy had failed. Accordingly, central banks started to implement the so-called Quantitative Easing (QE) through buying financial assets, such as bonds in order to inject a pre-determined quantity of money into the economy. This is achieved by purchasing financial assets from banks with new electronically created money. This action increased the reserves of banks. However, the global economy at the start of 2013 is not better than it was at the start of 2012. Rather the great recession has eaten away some of the States that tried to avoid falling into the recession. Reports have emerged as soon as 2013 began about the possibility of Britain going into a triple dip recession, due to its debt burden going into the trillions Thus, the QE approach ended up in reality with no effective result. After 5 years of economic crisis, the global economy is still reeling and with unemployment constantly increasing social chaos has already begun in Europe. All attempts to solve the crisis have not dealt with debt fuelled growth, whilst debt caused the problem more debt was thrown at it, Western governments attempted to treat the patient with the disease itself
6. Finally, there are three possibilities that may eventually lead to economic recovery; we mention them from the least to the best:
First: The first is the double-dip recession turns into a depression, prices hit rock bottom and this leads to property, loans and commodity prices being seen as cheap and this kick starts economic growth as such assets are then purchased. This is a weak possibility because the Capitalist economy is primarily based on loans and interest (riba) that results from them. The decline of loans prices (riba) do not live long as long as capitalist economy continues.
Second: The second possibility is China bails out the West. China's vast trade and financial surpluses are causally linked to the unsustainably large debts of the US, UK and a swathe of the Eurozone. It would be in their interests to bail out the West. This would also mean the Western world will have to accept Chinese global leadership. Here the issue is not whether the West will accept such a bailout but rather will China pursue such a policy.
Third: The Khilafah "Caliphate" State shines on the world, and the Islamic economic system starts to be implemented. Then, not only will the Muslims benefit, but rather all the world that will deal with it. This would make such global crises disappear or bring it under control.
