When looking at the Islamic world today we see it is dealing with an immense amount of problems such as war, tyranny, oppression, poverty, weakness and exploitation by foreign powers. Muslim minorities wherever they are living in the world are experiencing difficulties which are directly connected to their Islamic identity.

Address by Dr. Nazreen Nawaz, Director of the Women’s Section in the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir (Delivered outside the Bangladesh Embassy, London on 9th September 2017)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received permission from Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to send 1,000 tons of aid to help Rohingya Muslims fleeing slaughter, torture and rape by Myanmar authorities, savage Buddhist monks and civilians.

Legislation requiring people to "stick to traditional national clothes and culture" has been introduced in Tajikistan - a move widely interpreted as an attempt to stop women from wearing Islamic clothing. Women in the central Asian country traditionally wear a scarf tied behind the head, rather than a hijab, which wraps under the chin.