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The Refugee Problem
The refugee problem is one of the human tragedies arising from the colonialism produced by the capitalist order, and the solution of this problem is possible with the destruction of colonialism.
The revolution that took place in Europe after the Middle Ages, revealed the capitalist ideology. With the Industrial Revolution that followed immediately after, Western countries achieved a great development and power that other countries could not compete with themselves. In order to obtain the wealth and resources necessary for their industry and prosperity, with this great power in their hands, they invaded and captured the countries located mostly in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, where these wealth and resources are located, and discovered colonialism. England, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal became the main countries in this colonization.
After the Second World War, the United States joined these colonist countries. With the addition of America among them, colonialism has become a method used by industrialized and developed countries in the exploitation of wealth and resources in backward countries that do not have the power to resist them, and in the spread of Capitalist Ideology.
It used military, political and economic styles in order to establish his own influence in America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, especially in the colonies of Britain and France located in these regions. It called for the right of nations to determine their independence, freedom, equality, justice and human rights. In the face of this new situation, the colonial states had to give their colonies their so-called independence.
When they left, they brought the butler managers they had recruited from the local people of these countries to work in their place. And then these lackey managers continued to exploit the wealth and resources belonging to these countries with their hands. They prevented the development of these countries, prevented them from reaching a situation to compete with themselves, condemned them to a backwardness open to exploitation, left the peoples of this country to hunger and misery, most naturally humanitarian they deprived them of rights, left them under pressure and persecution that was difficult to bear.
As a result of all this, people who could not reach the needs in their own country and were deprived of their most natural humanitarian rights began to seek asylum in developed countries where they could easily access their needs and would not be pressured, and they faced the world with a big problem called refugee/asylum seeker and a deplorable new humanitarian tragedy.
The irony and desperation of trying to escape from the hunger, misery and oppression caused by the colonialism of American and European states, the enforcer of the capitalist order, and the measures taken by Western States against these asylum seekers, as well as the cruel, brutal attitude, is also an issue that needs to be evaluated.
This problem, which has existed in front of the world for a long time, injures the conscience of humanity almost every day, reminds itself and keeps it on the agenda, has not been solved, yet it cannot be solved. The solution of the problem should not be expected from those who have already created the problem.
As stated at the beginning of the article, the refugee problem disappears only with the destruction of the colonialism that revealed itself. Colonialism can be prevented by the big and powerful states of the USA and Europe that led to it, as well as by a strong blow that another big and powerful state that has the size and power of its own kind and can fight colonialism will strike at the colonists.
Today, not only in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, there is no mentality or state in the world that can fight colonialism and colonial states.
Currently, Islam is the only alternative and option in the face of the colonial capitalist world order, not only for refugees or the oppressed, but for all Muslims and all humanity suffering in the corrupt capitalist order. Because it is not practiced, it is far from the field of life and the struggle against colonialism.
If the powerful Islamic Caliphate (Khilafah) is re-established that will enable Islam to return to the field of life, apply Islam, unite all Muslims under the intellectual and political leadership of Islam, and both on Islamic lands and refugees fight colonialism and colonial states in their own countries, colonialism can be eliminated, and the people living here will then have the opportunity to consume their wealth and resources.
Great conquests have been made by the Caliphs who have practiced Islam for many centuries, and people who have been persecuted and oppressed in hunger and misery have been saved from the powers and administrations that have done these things to them. The Caliphate State did not exploit the people of the countries they conquered like today's capitalist colonial states, but on the contrary, they brought justice and prosperity. They have not confiscated the wealth and resources that belong to them and have eliminated the obstacles to their use by these people.
For this reason, the people of the countries conquered by the Caliphate State did not have to migrate to other countries and take refuge, they preferred to live as respected citizens of the Caliphate State. History is a witness to this.
Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Remzi Özer – Wilayah Türkiye