The Freedom Conflict On Tuesday 19 May 2015, a court in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom ruled against Asher’s Bakery who refused to bake a cake with a pro gay marriage slogan on the basis of discrimination. This took place a week before Ireland went to the polls for a referendum on the legalisation same sex marriages. This has sparked a debate across Europe as many countries only allow marriages between…

News Islam Karimov won a ‘sham election' in a state condemned for torture and corruption, say critics, who fear it will now get worse.The electoral commission reported a whopping 91.08% turnout. To no one's surprise, the incumbent president won another five-year term, with 90.39% of the vote even though the constitution stipulates a two-term maximum for heads of state. Criticism by observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in…

News During the tree planting activity in the Yukarıtütek village near Diyadin district of Ağrı that was to be held today; the PKK forces opened fire on the soldiers present for ensuring security. During the first firing four soldiers were wounded and five PKK militants were killed. (All news agencies 11/04/2015) Comment The reflections of this attack on 11th of April are heatedly continuing until the moment. President Erdogan as…

Why Doesn't Hizb ut Tahrir Build Institutions or Engage in Jihad? Many Muslim ideologues and activists have criticized Hizb ut Tahrir for its adopting of a politico-intellectual methodology of change in contradistinction to movements which have adopted a more institutional approach and/or insurrectionist armed methods. What they fail to understand is: (1) the nature of the Prophet method (2) the nature of tughyan i.e. [political] tyranny and (3) the power-mechanisms…