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UK demonstration demands Muslim armies liberate Palestine

20th July 2014: As attacks on Gaza continue, Hizb ut-Tahrir in Britain organised a demonstration at the Egyptian embassy attended by thousands from across the UK.  Muslim armies in the region must move to defend people in Palestine.  Muslim rulers silence gives green light to 'Israelis' to attack Gaza.  Re-establishment of the Khilafah (Caliphate) is the way to liberate Palestine once and for all.

Islam: the Caliphate debate - Interview with Reza Pankhurst

Islam: the Caliphate debate - Interview with Reza Pankhurst Mahan Abedin - Religioscope 29 Jul 2014 Following its lightening offensive in northern Iraq in early June, resulting in the capture of Iraq's second city Mosul, the group styling itself as the “Islamic State” declared the establishment of a Caliphate in areas it controls in Iraq and Syria. Despite the unpopularity of the group, and the near-universal dismissal of their declaration as empty and bogus, the nominal re-establishment of the Caliphate after a century-long hiatus has touched off a flurry of intense media interest on the subject.   To gain an in-depth understanding on the circumstances surrounding the “Islamic State's” declaration of a Caliphate and the extent to which the declaration can be considered as valid and legitimate, Religioscope talks to Dr Reza Pankhurst, a leading scholar on the Caliphate and a well-known Islamic ideologue. Reza Pankhurst is an academic and author.  His