Why Doesn't Hizb ut Tahrir Build Institutions or Engage in Jihad? Many Muslim ideologues and activists have criticized Hizb ut Tahrir for its adopting of a politico-intellectual methodology of change in contradistinction to movements which have adopted a more institutional approach and/or insurrectionist armed methods. What they fail to understand is: (1) the nature of the Prophet method (2) the nature of tughyan i.e. [political] tyranny and (3) the power-mechanisms…

As the horrific death toll of civilians mount in Yemen, Saudi Arabia unmoved carries on bombing raids with no end in sight. Yet all indications are that the aerial bombardment of Houthi positions is a dismal failure and calls into question Saudi's plan for Yemen. Houthi forces have advanced into Yemen's second largest city Aden, and are making gains elsewhere. Iran the backer of Houthis and buoyed by the recent…

News On the 7th April, UNICEF reported that the majority of the 100,000 who have fled their homes in Yemen since the start of the Saudi-led airstrikes against Houthi controlled regions of the country 2 weeks ago, have been women and children. The organisation also stated that 74 children had been killed and 44 maimed since March 26th but emphasized that these were conservative figures and that it believes the…

"The strengthening of brotherly ties with the Islamic countries will be a central pillar of our foreign policy." --General Musharraf 1999 Lately, two decisions have come to characterize all that is wrong with Pakistan's foreign policy, especially when it comes to relations with the Muslim world. The first is Pakistan's decision to send troops at the behest of Saudi Arabia to guarantee the country's territorial integrity and to deploy soldiers…