On July 1, 2016, a group of armed attackers stormed a Spanish cafe called Holey Artisan Bakery, situated in the uptown Gulshan area in Dhaka, and murdered 20 people, most of them were foreigners. The attack came after a series of murders of foreigners and members of religious minorities. According to SITE Intelligence Group, a U.S. based organization that monitors jihadi networks, “Islamic State” (IS) has claimed responsibility for the brutal attack at the restaurant.

After completing the fast in the month of Ramadhan and having entered into the day of celebrating the Eid ul-Fitr, we have no option but to remember our brothers and sisters who are in dreadful situations. Situations which are not endured by animals, trees and even stones let alone faced by human beings.

Hizb ut Tahrir / Indonesia organized an annual Shawwal Assembly this year in several cities across Indonesia, including the capital of Jakarta. The aim of this annual mass event after the holy month of Ramadan was to strengthen the link with the Muslims in general and with the scholars (Ulema) especially Muslims leaders.