Al-Rayah Newspaper: Issue 581 in English
In recent days, Zalmay Khalilzad, the former United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Peace, traveled to Kabul and, in a media interview, spoke about the state of relations between Afghanistan and the United States. He emphasized that he is not currently a member of the U.S. government and that his trip was “personal”;
When we were one Ummah unlike any other, our state would cast its Rayah (banner) over all regions; it was the protector, the shelter, and the deterrent against anyone who might even contemplate attacking a single Muslim. The Muslims were one body, supporting one another with victory, aid, and reinforcement.
The Australian government’s proposal to ban Hizb ut Tahrir can only be advanced by misrepresenting Hizb ut Tahrir’s positions and hoping decades of racist framings of Muslims in this country will prevent any real scrutiny of the government’s claims.
O Armies of the Muslims: Beware, beware lest you let this blessed month of Rajab pass you by before you give your military support (nussrah) to Hizb ut-Tahrir to establish the Second Khilafah Rashidah (Rightly Guided Caliphate) on the Method of Prophethood. Then your standing among the Muslims will be like that of the great Ansar (ra). Otherwise, by Allah (swt), it will be a disgrace in this world and the Hereafter.
Due to nationalism, tribalism and the establishment of nation states and their borders in the Muslim lands, the identity of Muslims has become disfigured and disunited, where the Muslim Ummah was once united into one brotherhood and within one Islamic State,
Venezuela has never been far from America’s orbit, but under Nicolás Maduro, it transformed from a country orbiting in its sphere of influence, into a geopolitical thorn in its side. Since then, the conflict has been less about human rights, or the integrity of elections, and more about who holds the reins of power, who controls the wealth, and who draws the maps of influence.
Following the American occupation of Iraq in 2003, UN Security Council Resolution 1500 was issued on August 14, 2003, establishing the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
