Press Release
Has Not the Anti-Terrorism Law Meant to Combat Islam??

Immediately after the lynching of the three Muslim girls, who were suspected of assaulting the Central Police in Mombasa, as usual this incident has been ostensibly taken to combat extremism, nevertheless in reality, it’s a means meant to terrorize the Muslim community in their own homes. The suspects have already branded “the veiled terrorists”, as reported by the so-called reliable news agencies both locally and internationally. (Kenyan officers kill three veiled attackers in assault on ... - CNN.com www.cnn.com/2016/09/11/africa/kenya-police-station-attack/.Giving) While finding many Muslims in a crossroad, not knowing whether to condemn the attack, or denounce the suspects! The most important issue here is to know the effects/outcome that usually ensue after such sad incidents. We, Hizb ut Tahrir Kenya, therefore take this opportunity to elucidate on the following points:

Firstly: Since the promulgation of the Anti-Terror Bill, it is as clear as the thunder that the police have been indulging in extra judicial killings, very often, without neither profound investigation into the matter, nor court order. Police are often accused of raiding suspects’ homes, planting weapons and shooting the suspects. We would like to sternly warn that this occurrence should not be used as usual to continue in the oppression of the Muslim communities which have now reached the peak, of intimidating Muslims to the extent of fearing to adhere to their religion.

Secondly: The main headline from the mainstream media: ‘they were veiled terrorists clad in buibui black clothing worn by Muslim women that cover their bodies]”, clearly indicates the role of the media that they closely work together with the government in the war against Islam. The media is deliberately creating public opinion to demean Muslims; and their attires are a potent threat to security. Yet the truth is that Islam is an ideology that stands against any sort of oppression and unscrupulous bloodshed.

Thirdly: Bad foreign policy of the western states blended with unsavory if not devious anti-terror laws instigates more acts of terror! Islam has gravely forbidden the invasion of a country for the sole purpose of stealing their natural resources and their colonization since that contribute to the acts of dearth of security. It must be understood here that states plot or connive at the acts of terror in an endeavor to capitalize on the exploitation of their own citizens rendering them oblivious to the source of their misery and catastrophes emanating from the capitalist ideology. Who does not know that the capitalist ideology is the source of insecurity, corruption, assassination, tribalism and many other humiliations?

Fourthly: It must be comprehended that there is an international conspiracy, led by America to wage heinous and atrocious war against Islam, by any means necessary under the guise of war against terror, extremism, radicalism and the likes. Since Islam is a complete way of life, which can efficiently lead people in the whole sphere of life be it politically, economically and socially. It is inevitable that America will continuously wage relentless wars against Islam as a surrogate ideology, by all means in the fear of disintegration of its own ideology and be replaced by Islam. It is imperative for the Muslims to comprehend that the only effective methodology for change, is the one outlined by the Prophet (saw), who despite being subjected to all sort of inhumane and iniquitous atrocities under the yoke of Jahilliyia, still he (saw) never resorted to violence, savagery nor brutality until he successfully established his Islamic State in Madina.

Shabani Mwalimu
Media Representative of Hizb ut Tahrir in Kenya