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  • Hizb-ut-Tahrir: the snarl behind the smile

    08/17/2005 7:31:17 AM PDT · by Tailgunner Joe · 3 replies · 288+ views
    OpenDemocracy ^ | 12 - 8 - 2005
    Hizb-ut-Tahrir is a political party which seeks to establish a theocracy. It has, until recently, produced and openly distributed racist material. I do not think that the British government has made a convincing case for banning it, and I am not persuaded that a ban will combat effectively the ideology which Hizb-ut-Tahrir champions and propagates. Its political positions need to be challenged, both within the various communities in which it operates, and across society. The reason why extreme Islamism has not been combated effectively in Britain is that the forces best able to do so – those of the secular...
  • Treason threat cleric 'leaves UK'

    08/08/2005 2:31:32 PM PDT · by traumer · 28 replies · 678+ views
    A controversial Islamic cleric has left the UK for the Middle East, his spokesman has said, amid speculation he would be investigated for treason. Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed - former head of radical group Al Muhajiroun - left on Saturday for Lebanon, his colleague Anjem Choudary told the BBC. Tony Blair had warned Mr Mohammed's organisation faced a potential ban under new anti-terrorism measures. Mr Choudary said the cleric believed "Britain had declared war on Muslims". The news came as it was revealed police and lawyers were to consider whether some outspoken Islamist radicals could face treason charges. He has...