All posts tagged: Dr. Nazreen Nawaz

Al-Waqiyah TV: How Should We Respond to Iran’s Anti-Hijab Protests?!

Over the last fortnight, there have been protests across Iran and in other parts of the world in response to the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, who was reportedly arrested by Iran’s morality police for not covering her hair properly with the Hijab and subsequently beaten to death while in their custody. […]

The Proposed School Hijab Ban in Denmark Demonstrates Once Again the Fine Line Between Secularism and Fascism

On the 25th of August, a Commission appointed by the Danish government recommended a ban on girls wearing Hijab in primary schools across the country. The ban, which is based on the prejudicial and unevidenced premise that young Muslim girls are forced by their families to wear the Hijab, would apply at public, private and […]

Immunity Given to Murderers and Rapists of Muslims Under India’s Hindutva Regime

On the 15th August, the government in India’s Gujurat state freed 11 Hindu men who were serving life sentences for gang-raping a Muslim woman, Bilkis Bano, and murdering several of her family members, including her three-year-old daughter during the 2002 anti-Muslim genocide in the state. Bilkis was five months pregnant when she was attacked by […]

The IMF Curse

The Pakistan government is currently negotiating a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure a bailout which it argues is needed to keep its economy afloat. Officials are in talks with the financial institution to unlock the remaining $3 billion from a $6 billion loan programme which the Imran Khan led government agreed […]

Bangladesh Regime Recreating Myanmar’s Persecution of the Rohingya Muslims to Force their Return to the Hands of their Killers

On the 11th May, Human Rights Watch reported that Bangladesh police had beaten a number of Rohingya refugees at a checkpoint, including a 62-year-old female refugee who was returning to her shelter in the Kutupalong Refugee Camp after collecting food rations. She reported that police officers from Bangladesh Armed Police Battalion beat her and other […]

Ramadan Talk: Fulfilling the Covenant of Allah

(1) INTRODUCTION: (وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِن بَنِي آدَمَ مِن ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتَ بِرَبِّكُمْ قَالُواْ بَلَى شَهِدْنَا أَن تَقُولُواْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَذَا غَافِلِينَ) “And when thy Lord took from the Children of Adam, from their loins, their progeny and made them bear witness concerning themselves, “Am I not your Lord?” […]

Global Events of Hizb ut Tahrir for the Destruction of the Khilafah 1443 AH – 2022 CE

In the month of Rajab Muharram of this year 1443 AH / 2022 CE and on the occasion of the tragic anniversary of the criminals’ destruction of the Islamic State and the abolition of the Islamic ruling system (the Khilafah) on 28th Rajab 1342 Hijri corresponding to 3rd March 1924 CE, Hizb ut Tahrir will […]

Muslim Women in India Offered for Sale by Hindu Extremists as Part of the Continuing Persecution of Muslims in the Country

In recent weeks, there has been outrage expressed at an app created by Hindu extremists in India that put more than a hundred Muslim women “on sale” in a fake “auction”. The app, called “Bulli Bai”, a derogatory term used by many right-wing Hindus to describe Muslim women, sourced the photos of Muslim women and […]

The Gulf Regimes Compete to Become World Capitals in Fahisha

On the 20th December, the media reported that the Ministry of Culture and Youth in the United Arab Emirates halted the censorship of nudity and other lewd scenes in movies played in its cinemas. Last year, the Gulf state granted unmarried people the right to live together and eased alcohol purchase and consumption controls. Meanwhile, […]

Campaign: The Environmental Crisis: Causes & Islamic Solutions

This week, ministers and diplomats from across the world will be gathering in Glasgow for the 26th United Nation’s International Climate Change Conference, COP26, aimed at addressing what many have described as the ‘Climate Emergency’ facing the planet. On the agenda are plans to reduce high global emissions of greenhouse gases such as CO2, created […]

Debunking Myths About the Khilafah Myth Six: “It’s a Bloodthirsty State that Spread Islam by the Sword!”

“History makes it clear, however, that the legend of fanatical Muslims sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of the sword upon conquered races is one of the most fantastically absurd myths that historians have ever repeated.” [De Lacy O’ Leary, a Leading Historian of Islam, in his Book ‘Islam at the […]

Debunking Myths About the Khilafah Myth Four: “It Oppresses Non-Muslims!”

“At the time of the Umayyad caliphate, the people of the covenant, Christians, Zoroastrians, Jews, and Sabians, all enjoyed a degree of tolerance that we do not find even today in Christian countries. They were free to practice the rituals of their religion and their churches and temples were preserved. They enjoyed autonomy in that […]

Debunking Myths About the Khilafah Myth Three: “It’s a Barbaric State!”

“They established great traditions of just tolerance. They inspire people with a spirit of generosity and tolerance, and are humanitarian and practical. They created a humane community in which it was rare to see cruelty and social injustice, unlike any community that came before it.” English writer, H. G. Wells, writing on the application of […]

The Muslim is a Guardian and Witness Over Humanity!

Allah (swt) says in Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 78: [وَجَاهِدُوا فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ هُوَ اجْتَبَاكُمْ وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍ مِّلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ هُوَ سَمَّاكُمُ الْمُسْلِمينَ مِن قَبْلُ وَفِي هَذَا لِيَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاء عَلَى النَّاسِ فَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِاللَّهِ هُوَ مَوْلَاكُمْ فَنِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ]

Myanmar’s Parliamentary Elections: Democracy on Trial

On Sunday 8th November, Myanmar held what has been hailed by Western governments and the international community as a landmark parliamentary election and a “historic democratic process” after five decades of military rule. It has been praised as a ‘milestone’ in Burma’s transition to democracy and a reflection of the extent of the democratic reforms […]