Despite canceling their second annual Khilafah conference last summer because they lost their venue, Hizb ut-Tahrir America - the US-based sect of a global Caliphatist movement - has announced that
they will be holding their third annual Khilafah conference at the end of this month in Chicago. Learning their lesson from the previous year, the venue location is still TBA.
In addition to posting the conference announcement on their website, HT also announced the conference on Facebook. HT is very active on mainstream social networking sites, as are many of its members.
At their 2009 conference, HT speakers advocated for replacing the US constitution with shari’a law and implementing an Islamic Caliphate in the US. One speaker urged the audience to fight for Islamic law in the US “unless and until Islam becomes victorious or we die in the attempt.”
While HT claims that they advocate a non-violent ideology, the group has a history of encouraging jihad “to fight the enemy and repel them.” HT also frequently urges for Muslims to “blow Israel off the map” and “fight the Jews.” So far, HT in America has not endorsed violence publicly.
Stay tuned for more details about the upcoming event. In addition - if you’d like more information about some of the US-based individuals involved in HT in America, please contact me.
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