Islamic Revival

Mohammad صلى الله عليه وسلم Mercy to Mankind: Messenger, Leader & Statesman Keynote Address by Dr. Mohammad Malkawi Khilafah Conference 2013 Organized by Hizb ut-Tahrir America www.hizb-america.org

After 11 years of war  (more than WW1 & WW2 combined), after the deaths of countless innocents and spending in excess of $640 billion, the worlds most advanced military – the USA, has finally conceded defeat in Afghanistan. The US has accepted it will have to negotiate  directly with the Taliban effectivley an admission it has failed to defeat them. On the day security in a number of towns was handed over to Afghan security forces, President Obama announced direct negotiations, he  said :   “This is an important first step toward reconciliation, although it is a very early step.”  The Taliban in a  press conference said :  “In order to elucidate this policy the Islamic Emirate has deemed it essential to open the political office in the Islamic country of Qatar.”   In Khilafah.com’s annual publication -  Strategic Estimate 2013 , US-Taliban negotiations was outlined as an important event of 2013: “After a decade of war   the US and her allies have failed miserably in defeat

By  Abu Anas  Hezbollah has sent its fighters to Syria betting it can save the Assad regime. The city of Qusair was captured by the Assad forces and its militia on June 5th. Additionally, Hezbollah sent its fighters to Damascus and its suburbs. The Assad regime vowed to retake many of the rebel-held areas, especially in Aleppo, with the support of Hezbollah. Numerous analysts have suggested that Hezbollah's support to the regime has and will change the balance of the war between the rebels and the Assad regime. Is Hezbollah capable of winning a war that a fully armed regime, with tens of thousands of militiamen, has lost? There are 7 reasons why Hezbollah might stumble and falter in its adventure to save the Assad regime from the momentum of its rising people who have suffered under its oppression for over 40 years. Ranging from structurally intrinsic aspects, to local Lebanese elements, to external factors, the reasons can be summarized as follows: High casualties s