Straight Platform Politics

What a Choice: Capitalism or Islam – Part 1

Some people view Hizb ut-Tahrir (Party of Liberation) as an international extremist movement; others view it as a global Islamic political party. Either way it is not well received by many countries, especially those in the Middle East.

Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) seeks to establish a global Islamic state – a Caliphate. It operated secretly in the U.S. but this has recently changed. It will be holding a public conference in a suburb of Chicago on July 19 titled “The Fall of Capitalism and the Rise of Islam.”

Capitalism or Islam: that’s quite a choice. And it is telling that HT views Islam not only as a religion but also as an economic system. So it’s not surprising that HT rejects both religious freedom and economic freedom.

Hizb ut-Tahrir promotes orthodox Islam and Marxist-Leninist economics and opposes democracy as a form of government. It promotes anti-Semitism and opposes the state of Israel It demands military training for males 15 years and older in order to be ready for jihad – the holy war.

The U.S. government has not listed it as a terrorist organization because there are no clear ties between HT and any recent acts of terrorism or violence. There is also no proof that it financially supports terrorist groups. The U.S. government does monitor HT and can legally prevent foreign Muslims from entering the country to attend the conference.

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