'The West Needs to Understand It Is Inevitable: Islam Is Coming Back'

The Guardian ^ | November 11, 2004 | Faisal al Yafai

[quidnunc]

Talking to Britain's most radical Islamic group, banned across the Middle East, about faith, defiance and the future

The east London hall echoes to the sound of the speaker's voice: "They want us to redefine Islam to fit the agenda of the west," he intones, and the audience murmurs. "Islam is going to be political, no matter how hard they try. Islam itself is political. Allah has not remained silent when it comes to political matters."

The speaker is a member of Hizb ut Tahrir, the most controversial Islamic group in Britain today. Critics have called for the group to be banned, as it is in Germany, while supporters hail it as the saviour of the Muslim community. Hizb — the name means Party of Liberation in Arabic — is banned throughout the Middle East, and three British men are in jail in Egypt accused of propagating its views. In Uzbekistan, thousands of Hizb members are in jail, and a Russian thinktank has compared the group to al-Qaida.

Eighteen months ago, the group briefly appeared in the public eye when the wife of Omar Sharif, the Briton who launched a failed suicide-bomb attack in Tel Aviv, was found to have leaflets from the group in her home. Hizb ut Tahrir also has a presence on university campuses, where it has been accused of anti-semitism.

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[NeoCaveman]

Does this camel humper know we have nukes and have used them before?

[Salamander]

History repeats itself.

[btw...love your user name]...;)

[Pointblank]

I think that soon, nations like the US, who have a small percentage of muslims, will grow tired of appeasement.

I declared war on islam on Sept. 11, and have no issues with ridding this nation of the whole lot of them. 5 years from now, all Americans will agree to the fact that we cannot co-exist with the muslim people.

And what ever happened to the "nation of islam". Is this cult of black anarchists still operating. I hope the men and women who bought into it's Carola were enlightened by the events of 911 and turned back to the light... if not...I will not co-exist with them either.

[N. Theknow]

'The West Needs to Understand It Is Inevitable: Islam Is Coming Back'

Islam is jock itch?

[Space Cruiser]

Hey, how do you post pictures in here? Do I haver to use the href command like a web page. Sorry for being off topic, but I'm not that off.

[45Auto]

It is if one got it before 1999.

[Eastbound]

Looks like a domino to me.

[shaggy eel]

[txhurl]

Islam: Understand that there could be a Census count in 2005.

Coming to your door.

Not bearing baklava nor questionnaires.

[mad_as_he$$]

Anybody have that picture of a BUFF turning from Tehran with a mushroom cloud over it with the caption: "Now it's Miller Time."?

[mad_as_he$$]

Is htat the Blarney Stone?

[Hank Rearden]

It is time for Allah to die.

[leadhead]

Say..when was the gatling gun invented???

About two months after it was needed.

[danmar]

...the wife of Omar Sharif, the Briton who launched a failed suicide-bomb attack in Tel Aviv,

I did not know that Omar Sharif (the actor?)is so involved in politics of Islam.I know he was born in Egypt, but his wife a suicide bomber?...that's hard to swallow.

I have a lot of respect for Mr. Sharif's cinematic accomplishments, but going to that...now THAT's a stretch!.

[LasVegasMac]

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!

I guess we know who the pigs would vote for.

Too funny.

LVM

[Rebelbase]

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[jocon307]

I'm pretty sure it's a different Omar Shariff, but I could be wrong.

[CaptainAwesome2]

why ban the group? the hate of the group members doesnt disappear when you ban the group. let the group exist and grow then kill the members and deport their families.

[onyx]

Do you think we'll ever make use of our nukes again?