“Further incidents of provocation were planned. Our members would find it difficult to control their anger in the face of such flagrant exploitation of our religious symbols.” The “flagrant exploitation of our religious symbols” in question was the burning of a Hizb ut-Tahrir flag, because it contained the shahada, the Islamic profession of faith. You […]
Top Muslim scholar: “Stop pretending that orthodox Islam and violence aren’t linked”
Western politicians should stop pretending that extremism and terrorism have nothing to do with Islam. There is a clear relationship between fundamentalism, terrorism, and the basic assumptions of Islamic orthodoxy. So long as we lack consensus regarding this matter, we cannot gain victory over fundamentalist violence within Islam. This is a vitally important statement by Yahya […]