The Palestinian Authority once again disappoints its citizens bringing about frustration and resentment towards the various branches of the government. On August 10, 2010, Mohammad Khateeb, a member of Hizb ut- Tahrir , was detained by the Security Forces from his home without a known offence or clear charge.  He has been on trumped up charges by the Palestinian Authority Security Forces.  He is still illegally detained despite the fact that the Palestinian High Court issued the verdict calling for his immediate release on August 30, 2010.  He has yet to be released.  What makes Mohammad Khateeb's issue frustrating is that the Security Forces blatantly refuse to uphold its own laws and constitutional rights to its citizens.  The first point is that Khateeb was detained from his home by Security officials without an arrest warrant or known offence. It was intentionally planned for the Security Forces to detain him because it is known that these forces operate under martial law. They can keep delaying his case for up to six months without any accountability. Thus would be tried by a military official appointed as judge.  Whereas, had Khateeb been arrested as a civilian, as he is, by a police officer with an official arrest warrant with a known offence, he would be held for 24 hours and then appointed a court date before a judge and then he would be immediately released due to no crime committed.  In this the Security Forces exploit their power.

The second point is that Khateeb is a civilian being held under military circumstances. After several days of being detained, a charge was released: "Resisting the Policies of the Palestinian Authority." He is a political prisoner.  This can be seen as a bogus charge because this charge can be applied to the vast majority of the Palestinian people who are unhappy or dissatisfied by the current PA. The third point is that the panel of High Court judges ordered the immediate release of Khateeb but the Security Forces have yet to comply. It has been more than twenty-four days since the issue of the verdict.  Khateeb has begun a hunger strike in resistance for the past four days. His case has been raised to the Justice Ministry, Internal Ministry, and to all of the Human Rights Organizations. The NGOs have condemned this and do not approve of the PA's Security Forces' dealings. They have promised action but have yet to materialize any results.  The Security Forces agreed to release Khateeb under the condition he sign a bond.  This has great implications because of the various points stated above and most importantly this means that if he agrees to the terms and signs the bond that he surrenders to the military court demands and whenever he is summoned he must appear before the military court officials.

Legislative committees and judicial panels set up rules for the Palestinians to abide by to ensure that no one is above the law.  Courts are established and a check and balance system is in place to uphold these laws. Where are these committees and judges who set up these structures?  What is their response to these open exploitations of power and disregard for this? What is the message that the PA sends to its people when it acts in this appalling manner?  Is this the PA's way of ruling with an iron fist? Thus leading to the destruction of its courts.  Or does it want to lead by its laws established by the legislative committees and High Court?  

This clearly demonstrates to the Palestinian people that the very institutions designed to protect and ensure the rights of its citizens are abused and ignored. Therefore undermining the authority and authenticity of the Palestinian Constitution.  It is of the upmost importance that the High Court verdict be applied so Mohammad Khateeb can be released and returned to his family whom has been denied visitation.

By; Manal Bader

Bayt Al-Maqdes

     On 22^nd August Altaf Husain, the leader of MQM (Mutahida Qaumi Movement) in his telephonic address from London to the MQM's General Workers' Convention in Karachi announced a policy statement which startled the whole political medium of Pakistan including the government of which MQM is a collation partner.  He said that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) will support any act against ‘corrupt politicians' and former generals by ‘patriotic Pakistani army generals', including martial law.  He said that the country was in desperate need of a change much like the French Revolution, and by stirring such a revolution, the MQM would cause consternation for the influentials, landlords and capitalists. 

It is worth mentioning that just a day before Altaf Hussain's above statement, America's Karachi Consul for Political Affairs, Bryan D. Hunt met Altaf Hussain in London.  But irrespective of what objective Altaf Hussain wanted to achieve from his statement, definitely it struck a chord with impoverished and frustrated masses of Pakistan who were already fed up with the deteriorating security, economic and political situation of Pakistan. They have experienced firsthand what Hizb has been advocating for the last few decades i.e.  "Democracy and dictatorship are two sides of the same coin".   

The debate on ‘change' has become so vociferous that Prime Minster was forced to speak on this subject to dispel this feeling of imminent political change.  He said that the "Army neither intends to come to power nor will it come to power. The judiciary is independent and pro-democracy" adding that there is no "threat to democracy as the civilian government came to power after making numerous sacrifices and winning the 2008 elections."

However, the Ummah and the media in particular has come to realise that no matter how many elections take place the same corrupt elite will continue to control the parliament.  These powerful and rich elite are so strong that an average man cannot even think of running for elections against them.  Pakistan's electioneering politics is heavily dominated by the Sardars (Tribal chiefs) of Baluchistan, Waderas (landlords) of Sindh and Jageerdars (landlords) and powerful Biradries (tribes) of Punjab.  Whilst in the cities the industrialists or rich traders rule the political jungle. Hence repeated elections are not going to break this elite cycle of oppression; not even for the next 100 years.  On the other hand people have also experienced three dictators in the last 60 years and they know that the solution is not dictatorship either.  Hence both military and elections are not an option.

The option which is echoing in the media these days is the "Bangladesh model".  In this option Army is supposed to support technocrats and clean politicians to "clean the mess" created by the corrupt rulers.  The government and other beneficiaries of the system have termed it "unconstitutional" method of change and have called for constitutional or "in-house" change.  On 16^th Sep the Prime Minster tried to shoot down this option by stating: "We have come through elections. We have the mandate. There is a coalition government and whatever is to happen, it could be through the parliament.  Technocracy [is] not acceptable".  Similar views were expressed by the opposition leader Nawaz Sharif who is waiting for his turn and hopes that through the vote of no-confidence he may steal the throne of Pakistan.

The people of Pakistan have already reached the correct method of change by hit ‘n' trial.  Which is that army has to give support (Nusrah) to clean people who would rid this society from the corrupt politicians and retired generals.  They are clear that change can neither be brought by brining army to rule nor by bringing corrupt politicians through the electioneering process.  The change has to come from out-of-the-box approach similar to the "Bangladesh model".  The Ummah should realise that the Army must support not just the "clean people" rather they should support those "clean people" who have a "clean system" to rule as well.  If the "clean technocrats" and "clean politicians" will continue to rule with the same ‘corrupt political system', which was created to suite the capitalists, then no positive change can be expected in the plight of the masses.  This is exactly what we witnessed in Bangladesh where the so-called "clean people" ruled with the old corrupt Capitalist system as a result no change occurred and now Haseena Wajid is back to subjugate our Bangali brothers.  Hence the army should provide nusrah (material support) to Hizb ut-Tahrir who has proven its sincerity and capability for more than 50 years and she has a clear blue print of a ‘clean system' which is the system of Islam formally known as the Khilafah "Caliphate".

 This method of change through the support (Nsurah) of the people of power is proven from Seerah of the Messenger (saw) and hence is obligatory to follow. Alhamdulillah the Ummah has finally reached this method after years of hit ‘n' trial.  Khilafah "Caliphate" will provide the real change which would not only feed the hungry and teach the illiterate but it would also unify the Muslim Ummah and its resources under a single banner to make Muslims the strongest nation in the world.

Naveed Butt

The Official Spokesman of Hizb ut-Tahrir  in Pakistan

 Titles:

• Fox News : Muslims that doubt official 9/11 story could be terrorists
• France bids legal farewell to Muslim veil
• IMF fears 'social explosion' from world jobs crisis
• Pakistani Minister calls on Obama to become Khaleefah
• India is engaged in genocide of Kashmiris to suppress movement

News Details:

Fox News : Muslims that doubt official 9/11 story could be terrorists
To Fox News host Bill O'Reilly, if a white person like former governor Jesse Ventura or former senator Mike Gravel questions the government's recounting of the 9/11 attacks, he (or she) is a "pinhead." But if a Muslim person questions the official story, well, that makes them a potentially dangerous "radical". Meaning: "That guy shouldn't be allowed within 10 miles of Ground Zero," the conservative broadcaster insisted during a recent episode of The O'Reilly Factor. Perhaps O'Reilly should try explaining that to the 45 percent of Americans, according to a 2006 Zogby International poll sponsored by 9/11 activists, who say a new investigation into the events is called for; or the 42 percent of Americans who said they believe the government is covering something up; or, the 49 percent of New York City residents who agreed in 2004 that U.S. officials "knew in advance that attacks were planned on or around September 11, 2001, and that they consciously failed to act."By his own words, the Fox News personality appears to be suggesting that Americans, particularly Muslims, who doubt the official 9/11 story be banned from Ground Zero.

France bids legal farewell to Muslim veil
France took an important step to ensure that the country officially bans wearing of burqa. Late on September 14, the French Senate almost unanimously approved the bill. The law banning wearing of traditional Muslim women's clothing that hides the face became one of the most discussed and controversial in modern French history. The initiative was suggested by authorities last year. They referred to numerous complaints from indigenous French, who fear "faceless" female figures. In January of 2010, the National Assembly (lower house of parliament) established a special commission to study the adoption of the bill. It concluded that "wearing the full hijab (the French legal parlance for burqa) is a challenge to our republic."In April, President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered the parliament to draft the law. According to the document, France suggested to completely ban wearing of burqa in public places. Women who violate this requirement were to be punished by a fine of 150 Euros and a course of lectures on the basics of the secular foundations of the French Republic. Men who force women to wear burqa would face up to a year in prison.

IMF fears 'social explosion' from world jobs crisis
America and Europe face the worst jobs crisis since the 1930s and risk "an explosion of social unrest" unless they tread carefully, the International  Monetary Fund has warned."The labour market is in dire straits. The Great Recession has left behind a waste land of unemployment," said Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the IMF's chief, at an Oslo jobs summit with the International Labour Federation (ILO). He said a double-dip recession remains unlikely but stressed that the world has not yet escaped a deeper social crisis. He called it a grave error to think the West was safe again after teetering so close to the abyss last year. "We are not safe," he said. A joint IMF-ILO report said 30m jobs had been lost since the crisis, three quarters in richer economies. Global unemployment has reached 210m. "The Great Recession has left gaping wounds. High and long-lasting unemployment represents a risk to the stability of existing democracies," it said. The study cited evidence that victims of recession in their early twenties suffer lifetime damage and lose faith in public institutions. A new twist is an apparent decline in the "employment intensity of growth" as rebounding output requires fewer extra workers. As such, it may be hard to re-absorb those laid off even if recovery gathers pace. The world must create 45m jobs a year for the next decade just to tread water. Olivier Blanchard, the IMF's chief economist, said the percentage of workers laid off for long stints has been rising with each downturn for decades but the figures have surged this time. "Long-term unemployment is alarmingly high: in the US, half the unemployed have been out of work for over six months, something we have not seen since the Great Depression," he said.

Pakistani Minister calls on Obama to become Khaleefah
A few days ago a Pakistani government Minister urged US President Barrack Obama to offer Eid prayers at Ground Zero Mosque and become "Ameer-ul-Momineen" of Muslim Ummah. Minister of State for Industries and former member Pakistan Ideological Council, Ayatullah Durrani called TheNation to register his demand made to President Obama.  "The coming Eid would expectedly be observed on 9/11, this a golden opportunity for President Obama to offer Eid prayers at Ground Zero and become Amir-ul-Momineen or Caliph of Muslims. In this way, all the problems of Muslim World would be solved," he thought. Durrani argued that Muslim World was in "dire need" of a Caliph and the distinguished slot of Caliphate would earn President Obama the exemplary titles of what he termed, "Mullah Barrack Hussain Obama" or "Allama Obama." "The time is approaching fast. Barrack Hussain Obama must act now. This is a golden opportunity, Muslims badly need it," he added, saying that the elevation of President Obama to Muslim's Caliphate would be the "key to success."

India is engaged in genocide of Kashmiris to suppress movement
Kashmiri Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Geelani has said that the killing of 17 civilians across the Valley during the protests against the desecration of the Quran are part of a larger conspiracy unleashed by India to carry out genocide of the Kashmiris for suppressing their ongoing movement for right to self-determination. According to the Kashmir Media Service, Geelani in a media interview in Srinagar said that he was immensely pained over the brutal killings of 17 Kashmiris. "These killings can't be taken in isolation as they are part of a larger conspiracy to carry out genocide of the Kashmiris to suppress the movement," he said.  The veteran leader maintained that New Delhi was fighting a lost battle in Kashmir. "India wants only the land of Kashmir and cares a hoot about the rights of Kashmiris. It has been using all its military might to crush the movement but has only achieved failure. It is frustrated by the overwhelming support to the Quit Kashmir Movement and is using pressure tactics to break the resolve of Kashmiris," he addedhmir Movement and is using pressure tactics to break the resolve of Kashmiris," he said.

    Jakarta,- About 2000 mass of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) made rally to decry the tyranny of minority, Thursday 23rd at Hotel Indonesia Circle, Central Jakarta. HTI call the society to do resistance towards the tyranny of minority because it is quite harmful to this country where moslem is major.

This tyranny of minority happen is as a result of the weakness and the failure of the government to protect the interest of the majority of people namely moslems and the interest of minority at a time. This weakness or this failure is triggered by the basis of the theology of the state that is unclear. Then, the state has no clear foothold to manage the life of plural society. So, the conflicts of interest between majority and minority will continuously progress as long as the society and the state are managed by secular system which has no clear basis of theology to manage the interest of moslem who are mayor and non-moslem justly.

HTI call the government to act strictly to HKBP and its supporters (liberal groups) and be decisive to arrange the establishment of worshiping place in order not to harm the major society namely moslem. HTI also call the society to discontinue the secular system and change it with Islamic System because only sharia and Khilafah "Caliphate" can create justice for its people; Moslem and non-moslem.

Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia Spokesman
Muhammad Ismail Yusanto
Hp: 0811119796 Email: Ismailyusanto@gmail.com