Friday, April 13th Holiday Inn & Suites informed Hizb ut Tahrir America that they canceled the reservation for our annual Khilafah Conference titled, ‘Assault on the Muslim Mind.’ They offered no explanation other than stating this “decision was from corporate and others.” One must question the abrupt cancelation, just a week prior to the scheduled event.

The revelations last week, by former CIA and NSA Consultant Edward Snowden, exposed that America is running a secret program called PRISM to access emails, photographs, telephone calls and text messages. This violation of people's privacy has drawn a stiff response from America's friends and foes alike. The European Union's Justice Commissioner has written to the US Attorney General demanding that he answer seven questions related to the protection of…