Good for the Marriott Oak Brook. It will interesting to see which "moderate" Muslim advocacy groups speak out now in defense of Hizb ut-Tahrir and its conference, since Hizb ut-Tahrir openly supports Sharia and the restoration of the caliphate, with all that means for the denial of rights to women and non-Muslims. [1] CAIR's Brave Ahmed Rehab responded with roadblocks and detours when asked about them on Fox last year.

"Illinois hotel backs out of hosting Muslim group," by Sophia Tareen for [2] Associated Press, July 11:

CHICAGO -- A controversial Muslim group has canceled its annual U.S. conference after a suburban Chicago hotel backed out of hosting the event.

American members of Hizb ut-Tahrir had planned a 2010 conference at the Chicago Marriott Oak Brook on Sunday.

But organizer Ayman Hamed says the hotel sent a late cancellation notice without explanation. The hotel didn't return calls for comment.

The self-described political organization wants to establish a worldwide Islamic state. It's banned in Turkey and other countries.

The group doesn't advocate violence and isn't considered a terrorist organization by the U.S....

And that shows the weakness and short-sightedness of evaluating these groups solely on the basis of whether or not they employ or advocate violence.