By doing this, he (Blair) is setting an example to the tyrant rulers of the Muslim world, encouraging them to further suppress their populations, |
Even though the party has been open to intellectual debate and even though the prime minister said he wanted a battle of ideas, it became apparent that this government could not face the party through such avenues and resorted to such draconian measures. |
Hizb ut-Tahrir is a non-violent political party, |
I cannot think of one example of banning of a nonviolent party in the history of the United Kingdom, |
It has had a history of non-violence for the last 50 years and these measures are like what we have seen in Uzbekistan where President (Islam) Karimov has been burning his political opponents alive. |
There will be serious repercussions in terms of community relations if this ban goes ahead, |
There will be serious repercussions in terms of community relations if this ban goes ahead. Our members are all for political expression, not for violence. |
This huge demonstration will send a clear signal that although Muslims are ready to hear and respond to criticism, we will not remain silent over cheap insults in the name of 'freedom of speech'. |
This is a blurring of the margins of people who are engaged in non-violent political speech, an attempt to bunch them in with extremists and terrorists, |
We have a lot of support among the Muslim community in Britain and it will be seen by the Muslim community as stifling legitimate political dissent. |