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Zeyno Baran Archives
America’s Muslim Representatives: Are the Right Questions Asked?By Zeyno BaranAmerican officials are rightly eager to promote moderate Muslims. However, words alone cannot be the basis to determine whether someone is truly committed to the Constitution and to American pluralism. While many public Muslim figures will surely say the things... Gordon Brown’s Critical Test: Will He Ban HT?By Zeyno BaranFollowing the attacks on 7/7/05, Prime Minister Tony Blair outlined a 12-point plan to combat terrorism that, among other things, called for the proscription of HT. Almost two years have passed and Hizb ut-Tahrir is still very much active. On... UK Plot: Stop at the "extremist"By Zeyno BaranAfter each terrorist incident, the family and close friends of the accused say something like “he was such a nice person” and express strong doubt that he/she really could have been involved in such a horrible act. When will we... New Anti-Terrorism Caucus Formed in U.S. HouseBy Zeyno BaranToday at a press conference in the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Representative Sue Myrick (R-NC), along with Representatives Bud Cramer (D-AL), Kay Granger (R-TX), and Ben Chandler (D-KY) formally announced they have formed a new bipartisan Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus. Myrick, Cramer,... Two New Studies on Islamism in Southeast AsiaBy Zeyno BaranThe Hudson Institute, where I am a Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Eurasian Policy, just published two recent papers by scholars from the Singapore-based S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (formerly called the Institute of Defence and... Hizbullah and Hizb-ut-Tahrir Meet, Discuss AllianceBy Zeyno BaranThe Lebanese daily al-Safir reports today (11/8/06) about several meetings which have been held between a Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HT) delegation and two Hizbullah parliamentarians, Hussein al-Hajj Hasan and Amin Shirri. The article, translated by MWN, reports that the Hizb-ut-Tahrir delegation was... Recovered From "Lebanon Trauma," Israel Decides to Cleanse LebanonBy Zeyno BaranIsrael's Security Cabinet voted today to send 30,000 ground troops deeper into Lebanon, up to the Litani River, which is about 18 miles from the border. This is a clear indication that Israel has finally gotten over its "Lebanon trauma”,... Muslim Brotherhood takes up Arms---in support of HizbullahBy Zeyno BaranLast night, al-Arabia TV (Dubai) reported that a new Sunni Jihadi front has been established in Lebanon, named The Islamic Action Front (Jabhat al-Amal al-Islami). According to Muslim World News (MWN), Fathi Yakan, a follower of Sayyid Qutb, is believed... London Bombing Report Should Lead to Banning Hizb ut-Tahrir in UKBy Zeyno BaranYesterday the British Intelligence and Security Committee published its much-awaited report analyzing the London terrorist attacks of July 7, 2005. The report concluded, among others, “we remain concerned that across the whole of the counter-terrorism community the development of the... Video of the Andijan attacksBy Zeyno BaranThe Uzbek government has finally made available video recorded by members of Akramiya (a Hizb ut-Tahrir splinter group) during the uprising in Andijan, Uzbekistan on May 14, 2005. A recent presentation of the video clips in DC by Dr. Bakhtiar... Congress Hearing on al Qaeda and the Militant Jihadist ThreatBy Zeyno BaranOn Thursday, February 16, I testified before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities. Chairman Jim Saxton was impressive in his understanding of the importance of the ideology in dealing with terrorism and militancy. That said,... Nonviolent, yet dangerousBy Zeyno BaranIslam's ideological vanguard International Herald Tribune, OCTOBER 30, 2005 Extremist Islamist organizations such as Al Qaeda have become well known in recent years for trying to accomplish their objectives through violence. Less well known, however, are the organizations devoted not... A plea to Tony BlairBy Zeyno BaranA progressive British Muslim I met with while in London last week sent me this brief to post. He is one of the moderates desperately trying to contribute to Blairs initiative on the fight against radicalism. Needless to say, it... Stop Tolerating Intolerance (updated)By Zeyno BaranBlair is right in his decision to ban the radical Islamist groups Hizb ut-Tahrir and al-Muhajiroun. For far too long, the West has allowed fanaticism to grow and thrive by accepting the active presence of radical Islamist groups within its... The Guardian still does not get itBy Zeyno BaranEven after the London attacks, and the death of one of its staff members, The Guardian is refusing to fire a staff member, whose Hizb ut-Tahrir membership was revealed last week. See story in The Independent... The conveyor belt of extremismBy Zeyno BaranAfter the London attacks, there is renewed interest in understanding how Hizb ut-Tahrir and al-Muhajiroun are radicalizing British (European) Muslims. See Shiv Malik's piece in The New Statesman describing HT as "the conveyor belt" of extremism. It is a term... |